Roller coaster: Distinctive prosodic cuing of turns preempting rejection resistance
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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.
Original language | English |
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Journal | International Journal of Applied Linguistics (United Kingdom) |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 17-29 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISSN | 0802-6106 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
- Intonation, politeness, preempting, prosody, rejection, resistance
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