Book Title

The Prosody of Formulaic Sequences: A Corpus and Discourse Approach

Author

Phoebe Lin(Department of English)

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic

Year of Publication

2018

ISBN

9781441100856

Introduction

In this book, Phoebe Lin offers a new perspective on formulaic language, arguing that while past research often treats formulaic language as a lexical phenomenon, the phonological aspect of it is a more fundamental facet. She presents three empirical studies which examine the intonation and temporal and stress patterns of spoken formulaic language. The work addresses questions about the nature and identification of formulaic language in naturally occurring speech and sheds new light on English Language Teaching and automatic speech syntheseis.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Formulaic language: An overview

3. Can we identify formulaic language based on prosodic cues?

4. Study one: Do formulaic sequences align with intonation units?

5. Study two: A comprehensive profile of the intonation, stress and rhythm of formulaic language

6. Study three: A multimodal approach to the identification of formulaic language by native speaker judgement

7. Conclusions: The prosody of formulaic language

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