Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
PART I: SPEECH RATE, PAUSE, AND CORPUS SOCIOPHONETICS Looking Forward What we Know about Speech Rate and Pause New Tools and Speech Databases PART II: STUDIES IN SPEECH RATE AND PAUSE VARIATION Methods and a First Look at Speech Rate and Pause Speech Rate and Pause in Conversational Interviews Closer Looks at Speech Rate and Pause Variation: Methods and Findings Closer Looks at Speech Rate and Pause Variation: Interlocutors and Accommodation PART III: SPEECH RATE, PAUSE, AND SOCIOLINGUISTIC VARIATION The Influence of Speech Rate and Pause on Sociolinguistic Variables Looking Back and Looking Further Forward
Synopsis
This book provides a fascinating account of the psycholinguistic and social factors behind variation in speech timing in US English. With detailed discussions of its methods and data, it also acts as a valuable model for conducting corpus (socio)phonetic research.