Spontaneous Spoken English: An Integrated Approach to the Emergent Grammar of Speech (Studies in English Language)

An Integrated Approach To The Emergent Grammar Of Speech A New, Thought-provoking Book On The Theory Of Grammar And Language Processing, Based On The Analysis Of Authentic Speech Produced In Real Time. Drawing On Insights From Cognitive Psychology, Neurology And Conversation Analysis, The Author Offers A Fascinating, Easy-to-follow Account Of Why Spoken English Is Structured The Way It Is. The Traditional Product-based Approach To Grammar Is Given Up In Favour Of A Speaker-based, Dynamic Perspective That Integrates Language-structural, Neurocognitive And Dialogic Aspects Of Speech Production. Based On Fresh Empirical Research Haselow Argues That Grammatical Knowledge Rests Upon Two Cognitive Principles Of Linearization Called 'microgrammar' And 'macrogrammar', Which Are Shown To Interact In Various Ways. The Book Discusses A Broad Range Of Speech Phenomena Under An Integrated Framework, Such As The Omnipresence Of Unintegrated Constituents (e.g. Discourse Markers), Ellipses, Or The Allegedly Fragmented Character Of Syntax, And Explains The Mechanisms Of Processing Efficiency That Guide Syntactic Planning-- Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. Introduction; 2. Toward An Interfield Approach To The Study Of Spontaneous Speech; 3. A Dualistic Approach To Grammar: Microgrammar And Macrogrammar; 4. Linearization And Macrogrammatical Fields; 5. Macrogrammar And The Linearization Of Structural Segments; 6. Neurolinguistic Evidence For The Grammatical Dualism Assumption; 7. Conclusions. Alexander Haselow, University Of Rostock. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 296-322) And Index. "An integrated approach to the emergent grammar of speech A new, thought-provoking book on the theory of grammar and language processing, based on the analysis of authentic speech produced in real time. Drawing on insights from cognitive psychology, neurology and conversation analysis, the author offers a fascinating, easy-to-follow account of why spoken English is structured the way it is. The traditional product-based approach to grammar is given up in favour of a speaker-based, dynamic perspective that integrates language-structural, neurocognitive and dialogic aspects of speech production. Based on fresh empirical research Haselow argues that grammatical knowledge rests upon two cognitive principles of linearization called 'microgrammar' and 'macrogrammar', which are shown to interact in various ways. The book discusses a broad range of speech phenomena under an integrated framework, such as the omnipresence of "unintegrated" constituents (e.g. discourse markers), ellipses, or the allegedly "fragmented" character of syntax, and explains the mechanisms of processing efficiency that guide syntactic planning"-- Provided by publisher Contents Figures Tables Acknowledgments Transcription Symbols Abbreviations 1 Introduction 2 Toward an Interfield Approach to the Study of Spontaneous Speech 3 A Dualistic Approach to Grammar: Microgrammar and Macrogrammar 4 Linearization and Macrogrammatical Fields 5 Macrogrammar and the Linearization of Structural Segments 6 Neurolinguistic Evidence for the Grammatical Dualism Assumption 7 Conclusions References Index A new, thought-provoking account of the theory of grammar and language processing, based on the analysis of authentic speech produced in real time. Drawing on insights from cognitive psychology, neurolinguistics and conversation analysis, the author offers a fascinating, easy-to-follow account of why spoken English is structured the way it is. This book takes the reader on a journey through the structure of everyday spoken English, providing a fresh look at the relation between language and the mind