In conversation, speakers can mobilize a variety of prosodic cues to signal a switch in topics.
This paper uses a mixed-methods approach combining Conversation Analysis and …

Many analysts use the notion of “topic” to describe segments of discourse, whether written or
spoken, and many regret that even though a considerable amount of work has been devoted …

Intonational research is often dependent upon hand-labeling by trained listeners, which can
be prone to bias or error. We apply tools from Functional Data Analysis (FDA) to a set of …

Clause chaining is a form of syntactic dependency holding between a series of clauses,
typically expressing temporal or causal relations between events. Prosodic hierarchy theory …

In talk-in-interaction, transitioning to a new (discourse) topic is an interactional action which
involves the mobilization of a number of linguistic cues. This paper presents a holistic …

Speakers and listeners have been shown to use phonetic cues to help them in tracking the
ongoing structure of conversational interaction, but fragmentation between qualitative and …

Fragmentation between formal and functional approaches to prosodic variation is an
ongoing problem in linguistic research. In particular, the frameworks of the Phonetics of Talk …

The research presented in this dissertation analyzes topic transition in American English
interaction, focusing on audio recordings of spontaneous conversations between friends …

Language is a complex system that transfers ideas, feelings, experiences, beliefs, and
cultures to others. One of the interactional resources that are utilised to make this …

Studies of individual sound change over the lifespan benefit from availability of regular
broadcast recordings by individuals whose role keeps them in the public eye over multiple …