Prosody in the oral and written language forms interaction

Abstract

Modern literate individuals exist, speak, and write in an environment where oral and written language forms constantly interact, a topic extensively covered in linguistic literature.

The aim of this study is to explore the functioning of the prosodic component in the discursive interaction of these two materially distinct forms, each possessing its own cognitive mechanism for meaning production and specific ways of its encoding.

The objective of the article is to identify and describe the prosodic means used by speakers during the oral and written channels interaction. The experimental research is based on a French radio broadcast discussing a current social issue with professionals who have publications and public speeches on the topic. It is reasonable to assume that generated in this context oral speech can be considered a kind of oral-written hybridization. According to our hypothesis, prosodic means play a significant role in this process, operating at both perceptual (continuous) and linguistic (discrete) levels of representation, thus possessing cognitive status.

The results of the study can be applied in foreign language teaching practices.

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