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Ann K. Wennerstrom, The music of everyday speech: Prosody and discourse analysis. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. Pp. xix, 317, Pb. $24.95.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 October 2003

John Hellerman
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Linguistics, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, jkheller@pdx.edu

Extract

The music of everyday speech (hereafter MES) is a book for discourse analysts interested in incorporating a theoretically grounded account of sound production, or, prosody, into their research. Readers of Language in Society will find MES to be the first book of its kind. It includes an overview of phonological, discourse analytical, and interactional approaches to the analysis of prosody, as well as model prosodic analyses of the major research areas in discourse analysis. MES is a thorough presentation of how prosodic analysis can inform discourse analysis, unique in its coverage of material, excellence of presentation, and theoretical and analytical depth.

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© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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