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In the present paper, the intonational realization of Request Action dialogue acts in Polish map task dialogues is analyzed. The study is focused on the Request External Action acts realized as single, well-formed intonational phrases. Basic pitch-related parameters are measured and discussed. Nuclear melodies are described and categorized, and some generalizations are formulated about their common realizations. Certain aspects of the grammatical form and phrase placement in the dialogue flow are also taken into account. The results will be employed in comparative studies and in the preparation of glottodidactic materials, but they may also prove useful in the field of speech synthesis or recognition.
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Karpinski, M. (2007). The Intonational Realization of Requests in Polish Task-Oriented Dialogues. In: Matoušek, V., Mautner, P. (eds) Text, Speech and Dialogue. TSD 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 4629. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74628-7_72
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