Linking vs. Juncturing Makes All the Difference in Conveying and Understanding the Meaning of an Utterance

Autor/in	Yurtbasi, Metin
Titel	Linking vs. Juncturing Makes All the Difference in Conveying and Understanding the Meaning of an Utterance
Quelle	4 (2016) 10, S.1-20 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2328-1227
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Turkish; Oral Language; Suprasegmentals; Speech Communication; Language Rhythm; Phonology; Communication (Thought Transfer); Connected Discourse; Native Speakers; Comprehension; Intervals; Phonemes; Vowels; Intonation; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Türkisch; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Sprachrhythmus; Fonologie; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Muttersprachler; Verstehen; Verständnis; Fonem; Türkei
Abstract	An ability for a speaker to unite (link) words or to separate (break, juncture) them with a pause in his utterance gives him a special advantage to convey his intended meaning to his audience. If he knows where to unite his words and where to pause between them in speech he is better able to communicate with his listeners, and his words are carried through more clearly, accurately and intelligibility. As part of the study of speech melody (suprasegmental phonology) such elements as "linkers" and "junctures" function both as uniting and separating words in sentences in expressing the intended meaning within controlled-thought groups and understanding the messages of others. "Linking" is a process of connected speech to join words to each other. When words are connected to one another they are so united that they no longer sound the same as they are said individually. Then they have they their own unique, distinct characteristic meanings which they are recognizable as such by the native users of that language. When two related words are linked to one another naturally, two things occur: first the listener understands the speaker more easily, secondly, the speaker makes himself better understood by the listener. There are basically three types of linking occurring in oral communication: consonant-to-vowel or vowel-to-consonant combinations and consonant-to-consonant, also called assimilation. Juncturing, on the other hand has the opposite function of linking. It is the pausing for a while between words in which the listener is allowed to digest meanwhile the meaning of one he has heard. Junctures which occur between the two consecutive words or meaning groups affect the listener's ability to identify shades of nuances in the message uttered. Thus an ability to distinguish the difference between linking and juncturing enables a speaker to convey the intended meaning to the audience more clearly, accurately and intelligibility; and an awareness of such a distinction, on the part of the listener, is a great asset to be able to conceive the given message more accurately. Key words: linking, juncturing, utterance, pause, break (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01