Publications

Publication details [#12571]

Cresti, Emanuela. 1995. Speech act units and informational units. In Fava, Elisabetta, ed. Speech Acts and Linguistic Research. Proceedings of the Workshop, July 15-17, 1994, Proceedings of the workshop, July 15-17, 1994, Center of Cognitive Science of New York at Buffalo. Edizioni nemo. pp. 89–107.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

conversational analysis | intonation | speech act

Language as a subject

Italian

Annotation

The author confirms the existence of speech act units, their intonational performance and their informational nature. The analysis draws on observations of recorded spontaneous conversations, radio and movie dialogues and adult-child conversations.