Prosodic Cues of Narrative Segmentation in Robert Frost’s ‘Mending Wall’: A Phono-Pragmatic Exploration

There is much research on the syntax-semantics and syntax-phonology interaction. However, exact relation between prosodic patterns informational structure (as part of pragmatics) still to be investigated. In this empirical study, we challenge view that prosody pragmatics are two autonomous levels grammar. This paper an analysis narrative poem ‘Mending Wall’ recited by Robert Frost explore features associated pragmatic meanings. It proposed a set intentionally manipulated suprasegmental form grammar works in line with syntax lexical choices build discourse achieve The shows amalgamation certain signal sections participate segmenting story into sections. Since thought universal, think procedures followed can easily applied other languages.