A Grammar of Spoken English Discourse: The Intonation of Increments (Continuum Studies in Theoretical Linguistics, 2)

David Brazil's pioneering work on the grammar of spoken discourse ended at A Grammar Of Speech (1995) due to his untimely death. Gerard O'Grady picks up the baton in this book and teststhedescription of usedlanguageagainst a spoken corpus. He incorporates findings from the last decade of corpus linguistics study, notably concerning phrases and lexical items larger than single orthographic words and ellipsis. He demonstrates theadded communicative significance that the incorporation of two systems of intonation ('Key' and 'Termination') bring to the grammar. O'Grady reviews the literature andcovers the theorybefore moving on to a practical, analytic section. His final chapter reviews the arguments, maps the road ahead and lays out the practical applications of the grammar. The book will be of great interest to researchers in applied linguistics, discourse analysis and also EFL/ESL. Contents......Page 6 List of Figures......Page 7 List of Tables......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 10 Transcription Symbols......Page 11 Part I: Setting the Scene......Page 14 Chapter 1 Introduction: The Organization of Spoken Discourse......Page 16 Part II: The Outward Exploration of the Grammar......Page 24 Chapter 2 A Review of A Grammar of Speech......Page 26 Chapter 3 The Psychological Foundations of the Grammar......Page 62 Chapter 4 A Linear Grammar of Speech......Page 99 Part III: The Inward Exploration of the Grammar......Page 126 Chapter 5 The Corpus and its Coding......Page 128 Chapter 6 Increments and Tone......Page 148 Chapter 7 Key and Termination Within and Between Increments......Page 170 Part IV: Wrapping Up......Page 212 Chapter 8 Reviewing Looking Forward and Practical Applications......Page 214 Appendix 1......Page 222 Appendix 2......Page 226 Appendix 3......Page 229 Notes......Page 240 Bibliography......Page 256 C......Page 264 I......Page 265 O......Page 266 S......Page 267 Z......Page 268 Introduction: The Organisation Of Spoken Discourse --transcription Symbols -- A Review Of A Grammar Of Speech -- The Psychological Foundations Of The Grammar -- A Linear Grammar Of Speech -- The Corpus And Its Coding -- Increments And Tone -- Key And Termination Within And Between Increments -- Reviewing Looking Forward And Practical Applications. Gerard O'grady. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Alan Brazil's pioneering work on the grammar of spoken discourse ended at "A Grammar Of Speech" (1995) due to his untimely death. In this title, the author picks up the baton and tests the description of used language against a conversational corpus. It is of interest to researchers in applied linguistics, discourse analysis and also EFL/ESL. David Brazil's pioneering work on the grammar of spoken discourse ended at "A Grammar Of Speech" (1995) due to his untimely death. This title develops David Brazil's pioneering work on the grammar of spoken discourse, testing theory against a corpus.