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- Language Family: Bantu
- Topic #1: Discourse
- Topic #2: Semantics
Melisms and subjectivity in Basaa oral spontaneous discourse
This article examines the role of prosody in conveying information on the speaker’s subjectivity in spontaneous oral discourse. This information may refer to her or his communicative intention and displaying the speaker’s general affect. This study lies on the assumption that prosody organization is twofold: on one hand, it is related to the overall organisation of phrasing at the group and sentence levels, and on the other hand, it conveys information about the affective status and expressiveness of the speaker. The phenomenon called melism is related to the latest level, because it displays among others, the speaker’s subjectivity.
Cet article examine le rôle de la prosodie dans la transmission des informations relatives à la subjectivité du sujet parlant dans le cadre du discours oral spontané. Ces informations doivent refléter son intention communicative, et afficher des éléments qui montrent son affect. Cette étude se fonde sur l’hypothèse que l’organisation de la prosodie est double : d’une part, elle se base sur l’organisation globale et la structuration de la phrase et d’autre part, elle délivre des informations sur l’état affectif et voire, l’expressivité du locuteur. Le phénomène appelé mélisme est relié à ce dernier niveau, car il exhale entre autres la subjectivité du locuteur.