Roller coaster: Distinctive prosodic cuing of turns preempting rejection resistance
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Roller coaster : Distinctive prosodic cuing of turns preempting rejection resistance. / Nielsen, Mie Femø; Morris, David Jackson.
I: International Journal of Applied Linguistics (United Kingdom), Bind 29, Nr. 1, 01.01.2018, s. 17-29.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Roller coaster
T2 - Distinctive prosodic cuing of turns preempting rejection resistance
AU - Nielsen, Mie Femø
AU - Morris, David Jackson
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - This paper explores the linkage between intonation nested in conversation turns where the speaker is introducing something delicate (e.g., presenting information liable to provoke distancing) or pre-empting resistance to their proposal when there is a strong risk of rejection. These movements, which appear prosodically marked, deviate not only from the local context of the conversation, but from the conversation as a whole. A speech acoustic analysis of three examples of prosodic signalling within these turns suggests that speakers employ a distinct design and delivery which includes a high terminal peak in the intonation contour. We interpret this signalling to represent responsive and resistant local social actions in a rejection implicative sequential environment. Finally, they show evidence of being pre-planned and important to the speaker.
AB - This paper explores the linkage between intonation nested in conversation turns where the speaker is introducing something delicate (e.g., presenting information liable to provoke distancing) or pre-empting resistance to their proposal when there is a strong risk of rejection. These movements, which appear prosodically marked, deviate not only from the local context of the conversation, but from the conversation as a whole. A speech acoustic analysis of three examples of prosodic signalling within these turns suggests that speakers employ a distinct design and delivery which includes a high terminal peak in the intonation contour. We interpret this signalling to represent responsive and resistant local social actions in a rejection implicative sequential environment. Finally, they show evidence of being pre-planned and important to the speaker.
KW - Intonation
KW - politeness
KW - preempting
KW - prosody
KW - rejection
KW - resistance
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85054906354&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/ijal.12232
DO - 10.1111/ijal.12232
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85054906354
VL - 29
SP - 17
EP - 29
JO - International Journal of Applied Linguistics
JF - International Journal of Applied Linguistics
SN - 0802-6106
IS - 1
ER -
ID: 215033053