Mono-syllabic interjections are often used to express a reaction in conversational speech. It is known that there is relationship between the speaking style, given by intonation and voice quality-related prosodic features, and the paralinguistic information carried by an interjection. However, it is also known that this relationship is dependent on the interjection type. In the present work, we...

Interjections are often used in dialogue communication for expressing a reaction (such as agreement, surprise and disgust) to the interlocutor. Thus, a correct interpretation of the paralinguistic information (intention, attitude or emotion) carried by interjections is important for achieving a smooth dialogue interaction between humans and robots. In the present work, analyses are conducted on...

Emotional Interjection expresses inner feelings, shock, emotion, anger or sadness. This type of interjection is different from cognitive and volitive interjection. study aims to reveal the form meaning emotive in Indonesian Simeulue. research a qualitative descriptive at data collection stage method used listening which are classified according their emotional interjections. Forms Indonesian, n...

There are two prominent approaches to interjections, one is based on semantic theory and the other is informed by sociolinguistics. This study focuses on the Taiwan Mandarin interjection aiyo and attempts to show how both these two approaches are workable when conducting research on interjections. The data used was collected from the Academia Sinica Balanced Corpus of Modern Chinese. We analyze...

This paper examines the manifestation of individual style through lens a specific language category: interjection. The analysis considers how interjections are used as resource in dramatic dialogue three Restoration playwrights: Aphra Behn, John Dryden and Thomas D’Urfey, their preferences practices use compare to previously identified trends history English. Using concept repertoire frame for ...