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Prosodic Patterns in Spontaneous and Pseudo-Spontaneous Speech (a comparative study based on the German language)
- Authors: Popova M.V.1, Frolova A.D.1
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Affiliations:
- Moscow State Linguistic University
- Issue: No 10(904) (2025)
- Pages: 80-86
- Section: Linguistics
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2542-2197/article/view/352364
- ID: 352364
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Abstract
The aim of the present study is to identify differences between spontaneous and pseudo-spontaneous speech based on the measurement of prosodic characteristics, in particular fundamental frequency, sound intensity, speech rate, and pause parameters, in the speech of a single speaker in different communicative situations. The material included recordings of a German-speaking speaker in the formats of an interview and a popular science blog. The acoustic analysis method was applied using the Praat and SRM software. The study revealed significant differences in prosodic features, which support the classification of pseudo-spontaneous speech as a distinct speech type. The findings are relevant for phonostylistics, speech pragmatics, and automatic speech analysis.
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Marianna Viktorovna Popova
Moscow State Linguistic University
Author for correspondence.
Email: neunerin@gmail.com
PhD in Philology, Associate Professor at the Department of German Phonetics, Faculty of the German Language
Russian FederationAnastasiya Dmitrievna Frolova
Moscow State Linguistic University
Email: gmuft@yandex.ru
Lecturer at the Department of German Phonetics, Faculty of the German Language
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