The following paper tries to analyse a passage of the conversation “Yum Chow” from Wally & friends. The presence of prosodic features within this passage which relates to lines 234 to 252 should be contents of this paper.
First of all, a definition about assessments including several examples and among others also from the datum should function as a first overview.
Secondly, there will be the transcript of the assessments and their next turns of the selected passage.
Furthermore, I will give a summary of the role of pauses in speaker transitions. This specific prosodic feature will also be illustrated by examples from the datum.
Afterwards, a brief summary of prosodic features in general should bring this paper to a conclusion.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Introduction
- Assessments
- Transcript of assessments and their next turns
- Analysis of selected assessments and their next turns
- The role of pauses
- Summary
- Transcript of the whole datum
- References
- Declaration on oath
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This paper aims to analyze a conversation excerpt from "Yum Chow" in the series "Wally & friends," focusing on the role of pauses in speaker transitions. The analysis will examine the use of assessments, their associated agreements, and how pauses contribute to the dynamic of these interactions.- The role of pauses in speaker transitions within a conversational context.
- The nature and function of assessments in spoken discourse.
- The relationship between assessments, agreements, and disagreements in conversation.
- The impact of prosodic features, specifically pauses, on the flow of dialogue.
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
- Introduction: This chapter introduces the subject of the paper, focusing on the analysis of a conversation excerpt from "Yum Chow." It outlines the paper's structure and objectives.
- Assessments: This chapter provides a comprehensive definition of assessments in spoken discourse, illustrating their function in social interactions. It examines the relationship between assessments and agreements, and discusses different types of assessments.
- Transcript of assessments and their next turns: This chapter presents a transcript of the selected passage from "Yum Chow," focusing on assessments and their immediate following turns. It provides context for the analysis of pauses in speaker transitions.
- Analysis of selected assessments and their next turns: This chapter analyzes the selected assessments from the transcript, examining the role of pauses in speaker transitions. It explores how pauses contribute to the dynamic of the conversation.
- The role of pauses: This chapter delves deeper into the role of pauses in speaker transitions, providing examples from the analyzed conversation excerpt.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The paper focuses on key concepts including assessments, agreements, speaker transitions, prosodic features, pauses, and conversational dynamics. These concepts are explored within the context of spoken discourse, analyzing the interplay of linguistic and prosodic elements.
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- Andreas Nauhardt (Autor), 2006, The role of pauses in speaker transitions, Múnich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/110260
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