Spoken Corpora and Linguistic Studies /
This article aims to show how a corpus driven theory that analyses speech through information units can better account for Discourse Markers (DM) identification and analysis. We propose that the speech flow can only be properly analyzed if segmented into utterances and tone units through prosodic pa...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Publishing Company,
2014
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : 2014 Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : [2014] Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : 2014 |
| Series: | Studies in corpus linguistics ;
Volume 61 Studies in corpus linguistics ; v. 61 |
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| Summary: | This article aims to show how a corpus driven theory that analyses speech through information units can better account for Discourse Markers (DM) identification and analysis. We propose that the speech flow can only be properly analyzed if segmented into utterances and tone units through prosodic parameters. Utterances correspond to speech acts and tone units to information units (IU); therefore, it is possible for DMs to be identified since they correspond to dialogic information units (DU). Each IU is submitted to different prosodic conditions in order to carry their function. This allows fo |
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| Item Description: | 3. Implementation of L-ACT in spoken language corpora Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (506 pages) 1 online resource (pages cm.) : 1 online resource (vi, 498 pages) : some colored illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index |
| ISBN: | 9027203695 9027270031 9789027203694 9789027270030 (e-book) 9789027270030 |
| ISSN: | 1388-0373 ; 1388-0373 |
| Access: | Access restricted by licensing agreement EBL Non-Linear Lending License restrictions may limit access |