Nielsen-Morris2019

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Nielsen-Morris2019
BibType ARTICLE
Key Nielsen-Morris2019
Author(s) Mie Femø Nielsen, David Jackson Morris
Title Roller coaster: Distinctive prosodic cuing of turns preempting rejection resistance
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Tag(s) EMCA, Intonation, preempting, prosody, rejection, resistance, politeness
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Year 2019
Language English
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Journal International Journal of Applied Linguistics
Volume 29
Number 1
Pages 17–29
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DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.12232
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Abstract

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.

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