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Direct linkAylett, Matthew; Turk, Alice – Language and Speech, 2004
This paper explores two related factors which influence variation in duration, prosodic structure and redundancy in spontaneous speech. We argue that the constraint of producing robust communication while efficiently expending articulatory effort leads to an inverse relationship between language redundancy and duration. The inverse relationship…
Descriptors: Speech, Redundancy, Correlation, Interpersonal Communication
Le Feal, K. Dejean – 1982
Impromptu speech is characterized by the simultaneous processes of ideation (the elaboration and structuring of reasoning by the speaker as he improvises) and expression in the speaker. Other elements accompany this characteristic: division of speech flow into short segments, acoustic relief in the form of word stress following a pause, and both…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills, Difficulty Level, Discourse Analysis
