Prosody, Linguistic Structure and Interaction. A lecture by Peter Roach, part 2

Peter Roach is Emeritus Professor of Phonetics at Reading University. He is also the author of 'English Phonetics and Phonology', the fourth edition of which was published by Cambridge University Press in March 2009. In part 2 of this lecture, Peter Roach discusses the importance of both the form and function of prosodic features. For example, the use of intonation to signal attitude and tempo to signal information status. This lecture was recorded at the 11th Seminar on English Phonetics, hosted by the Phonetics Group Chile at UMCE, Santiago, in 2006. Our thanks to the Phonetics Group Chile for allowing us to use this material. For more information about 'English Phonetics and Phonology', visit www.cambridge.org/elt/peterroach.