Inconsistencies in spoken language
Examples from Hebrew
This paper displays examples of inconsistencies in spontaneous speech. It refers to cases in which the speaker changes his manner of expression while speaking, even though there generally seems to be no objective reason for doing so.
I demonstrate the phenomenon in the use of verb tense, of person inflection, of singular/plural form, and of direct/indirect speech.
I suggest that these phenomena be viewed as cases in which the speaker tries (not necessarily consciously) to make his speech less monotonous and more attractive to the listener by providing various ways of expression differing mainly in the degree of closeness they convey between the reported event and the addressee.
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Cited by two other publications
Henkin, Roni
2020.
Generic ‘you’ and gender in Hebrew journalistic interviews.
Journal of Pragmatics 169
► pp. 273 ff.
Borochovsky-Bar-Aba, Esther & Yafit Kedmi
2010.
The nature of SMS discourse: The case of Hebrew.
Folia Linguistica 44:1
► pp. 1 ff.
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