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Title:
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La hierarchisation des constituants discursifs dans un corpus d'anglais oral spontane (On the Hierarchical Structure of Conversational English)
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Author:
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Frédérique Passot-Boeuf
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Email:
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Homepage:
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http://frederique.passot.free.fr
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Degree Awarded:
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Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris III
, English Department
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Degree Date:
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2004
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Linguistic Subfield(s):
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Pragmatics
Text/Corpus Linguistics
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Subject Language(s):
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English
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Director(s):
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Claude Delmas
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Abstract:
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Our research is concerned with certain phenomena relative to the structure of conversational English. Particularly interested in how different types of segments are organised by syntax and prosody, it describes the hierarchical layout of discourse constituents from a thematic, intersubjective and interactional point of view.
Attention to causal subordination reveals the apparition of new forms and usages specific to spontaneous speech. Among them, 'cos' can be distinguished from 'because' on distributional and intersubjective grounds. Overall, syntactic dependency between clauses tends to be looser, allowing the markers involved to serve thematic purposes.
Pitch, intensity and pauses are essential building material in verbal interaction at various levels. Our study indeed shows to what extent intonation contributes to the construction of the consensus on which a conversation is built, as well as to its thematic and interactional organisation.
Ce travail cherche à dégager certains phénomènes relatifs à la structure de l'anglais conversationnel. Il s'intéresse en particulier à l'organisation de segments de taille et de nature diverses par la syntaxe et la prosodie, et décrit une hiérarchisation des constituants discursifs sur les plans thématique, intersubjectif et interactionnel.
L'étude de la subordination causale révèle l'apparition de formes nouvelles et d'usages propres à l'oral spontané. Distribution et valeur intersubjective distinguent ainsi 'cos' de 'because'. Plus généralement, la dépendance syntaxique entre propositions liées s'assouplit, les marqueurs de subordination contribuant essentiellement à l'organisation thématique.
Hauteur mélodique, intensité et pauses participent à l'édifice conversationnel à tous les plans qui nous intéressent. Nous montrons dans quelle mesure l'intonation contribue à la construction du consensus sur
lequel se fonde l'échange, ainsi qu'à son organisation thématique et interactionnelle.
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