The communicative functions of final rises in Finnish intonation

R Ogden; S Routarinne

doi:10.1159/000090096

The communicative functions of final rises in Finnish intonation

R Ogden, S Routarinne

Language and Linguistic Science

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Abstract

This paper considers the communicative function of final rises in Finnish conversational talk between pairs of teenage girls. Final rises are fairly common, occurring approximately twice a minute, predominantly on declaratives and in narrative sequences. We briefly consider the interplay between voice quality (known to be a marker of transition relevance) and rising intonation in Finnish. We argue that in narrative sequences, rising terminals manage two main interactional tasks: they provide a place for a coparticipant to mark recipiency, and they project more talk by the current speaker. Using a methodology which combines phonetic observation with conversation analysis, we demonstrate participants' orientation to these functions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	160-175
Number of pages	16
Journal	Phonetica
Volume	62
Issue number	2-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000090096
Publication status	Published - 2005

Keywords

TALK-IN-INTERACTION

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