Pausing and tempo variation as strategies in signalling poetic structure
Identifikátory výsledku
Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11210%2F25%3A10508518" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11210/25:10508518 - isvavai.cz</a>
Výsledek na webu
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=q2hiIcdfdf" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=q2hiIcdfdf</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14712/24646830.2025.21" target="_blank" >10.14712/24646830.2025.21</a>
Alternativní jazyky
Jazyk výsledku
angličtina
Název v původním jazyce
Pausing and tempo variation as strategies in signalling poetic structure
Popis výsledku v původním jazyce
The study investigates how prosodic features reflect information structure and poetic organization during oral poetry performance. Specifically, we examined how repetition and structural position influence articulation rate (AR) and pause duration in spoken verse. Thirty-two native Czech speakers read three structurally comparable poems aloud, each differing in the presence and distribution of repeated lines. Poem 1 served as a baseline, containing no repetition; Poem 2 included a fully repeated final stanza; and Poem 3 featured repeated distichs within each stanza. Results showed that repeated lines (given information) were delivered at faster and more consistent rates than non-repeated lines (new information). Across poems with repetition, a gradual tempo decline followed by a tempo reset was observed, suggesting a strategic use of tempo modulation to signal textual recurrence. Additionally, pause duration reliably marked structural boundaries, with the longest pauses at stanza breaks. Discrepancies between syllabic and phonemic AR further highlighted the influence of phonotactic variability. Overall, the findings demonstrate that speakers intentionally manipulate prosodic timing to convey both informational and structural cues, enhancing listener comprehension of poetic form.
Název v anglickém jazyce
Pausing and tempo variation as strategies in signalling poetic structure
Popis výsledku anglicky
The study investigates how prosodic features reflect information structure and poetic organization during oral poetry performance. Specifically, we examined how repetition and structural position influence articulation rate (AR) and pause duration in spoken verse. Thirty-two native Czech speakers read three structurally comparable poems aloud, each differing in the presence and distribution of repeated lines. Poem 1 served as a baseline, containing no repetition; Poem 2 included a fully repeated final stanza; and Poem 3 featured repeated distichs within each stanza. Results showed that repeated lines (given information) were delivered at faster and more consistent rates than non-repeated lines (new information). Across poems with repetition, a gradual tempo decline followed by a tempo reset was observed, suggesting a strategic use of tempo modulation to signal textual recurrence. Additionally, pause duration reliably marked structural boundaries, with the longest pauses at stanza breaks. Discrepancies between syllabic and phonemic AR further highlighted the influence of phonotactic variability. Overall, the findings demonstrate that speakers intentionally manipulate prosodic timing to convey both informational and structural cues, enhancing listener comprehension of poetic form.
Klasifikace
Druh
J<sub>ost</sub> - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích
CEP obor
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OECD FORD obor
60203 - Linguistics
Návaznosti výsledku
Projekt
<a href="/cs/project/GA24-10905S" target="_blank" >GA24-10905S: Prozodické vyjádření informační struktury výpovědi v češtině</a><br>
Návaznosti
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Ostatní
Rok uplatnění
2025
Kód důvěrnosti údajů
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Údaje specifické pro druh výsledku
Název periodika
Acta Universitatis Carolinae. Philologica
ISSN
0567-8269
e-ISSN
2464-6830
Svazek periodika
2025
Číslo periodika v rámci svazku
3
Stát vydavatele periodika
CZ - Česká republika
Počet stran výsledku
23
Strana od-do
61-83
Kód UT WoS článku
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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus
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