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SzczepekReed2015d
BibType INCOLLECTION
Key SzczepekReed2015d
Author(s) Beatrice Szczepek Reed
Title Pronunciation and the analysis of discourse
Editor(s) Marnie Reed and John M. Levis
Tag(s) EMCA
Publisher Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell
Year 2015
Language English
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Pages 190-208
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DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118346952.ch11
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Book title Handbook of English Pronunciation
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This chapter presents an overview of how pronunciation is used for discursive practices, such as turn taking, sequence organization and individual conversational actions, such as repair and reported speech. Some of the complexities surrounding a simplistic form-function notion are discussed, and the argument is made that while individual pronunciation features cannot be assigned specific discourse roles, there are broader interactional activities, such as continuing an activity or starting a new one, which are systematically accomplished through prosody. The chapter also considers implications for pronunciation teaching and learning. The appropriateness of native-like pronunciation is discussed from a discourse perspective, and it is suggested that one goal for pronunciation teaching could be to equip learners with the pronunciation skills for accomplishing discursive actions successfully and appropriately. By way of example, the role of speech rhythm for conversation is discussed in some detail.

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