ENGLISH SPEECH RHYTHM -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- TABLE OF FIGURES -- INTRODUCTION -- I. IS THERE RHYTHM IN SPEECH? -- 1. The isochrony debate -- 2. Acoustic correlates of isochrony in speech -- 2.1 Perceptual centers -- 2.2 Determinants of P-centers -- 2.2.1 Syllable onset -- 2.2.2 Syllable rhyme -- 2.2.3 An algorithm for P-center location -- 3. Outlook for future isochrony research -- 3.1 The influence of tempo on P-center location -- 3.2 P-centers in polysyllabic feet -- 3.3 Permissible tolerance zones for perceptual isochrony -- 3.4 Isochrony and phrase boundaries -- II. DISCOVERING RHYTHM IN ENGLISH SPEECH -- 1. Identifying isochrony auditorily -- 1.1 The nature and extent of isochrony -- 1.2 Links in isochronous chains -- 1.3 Alternative chains -- 1.4 Isochronous chains and intonation boundaries -- 1.5 Isochronous chains and speaker switches -- 1.6 Isochronous chains and parallel or discontinuous structures -- 1.7 Preliminary conclusions from the auditory analysis -- 2. Investigating perceptual isochrony acoustically -- 2.1 Instrumental determination of absolute interval duration -- 2.2 Measures of permissible and non-permissible variation -- 2.3 A comparison of isochronous and non-isochronous sequences -- 2.4 Two sets of problematic data -- 2.4.1 Perceptual isochrony despite significant temporal variability -- 2.4.2 Minimal temporal variability but perceptual non-isochrony -- 3. Rhythmic structures and their nature -- 3.1 Perceptual isochrony and the notion of gestalt -- 3.1.1 Gestalt properties and organizing principles -- 3.1.2 Speech rhythm gestalts -- 3.2 Silent beats in rhythmic structures -- 4. An auditory-acoustic rhythmic analysis of a fragment of conversational English -- III. THE HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION OF SPEECH RHYTHM -- 1. Metrical models of linguistic rhythm.

2. Speech rhythm in relation to prosodic hierarchical structure -- 3. Tempo and the prosodie hierarchy -- 4. Metrical models of speech, music and verse compared -- 4.1 Generative theories of meter in music -- 4.2 Generative theories of meter in verse -- 4.3 Speech, music and verse as metrically governed activities -- IV. ANALYZING SPEECH RHYTHM AT TURN TRANSITIONS -- 1. Current views of timing in everyday interaction -- 1.1 'Unmarked next' position and transition spaces -- 1.2 Overlaps and interruptions -- 1.3 Pauses, gaps and lapses -- 1.4 Problems with the current view of timing -- 2. A rhythm-based metric for turn-taking -- 2.1 The unmarked case -- 2.2 The marked cases -- 2.2.1 Anticipated and early terminal onsets -- 2.2.2 Delayed and late terminal onsets -- 2.2.3 Pre-terminal onsets -- 2.3 Natural classes and degrees of markedness -- 3. Advantages of a rhythm-based view of timing -- 4. Empirical evidence for a rhythm-based view -- 4.1 Latching vs. transition space or micro-pause -- 4.2 Non-significant vs. significant pausing -- 4.3 Floor-competitive vs. non-floor-competitive overlap -- V. ACCOUNTING FOR SPEECH RHYTHM AT TURN TRANSITIONS -- 1. Rhythm coordination as temporal congruence -- 2. Interactional rhythm as contextualization cue -- 3. A critical evaluation of current accounts -- 3.1 How are rhythmic beats recognized? -- 3.2 At what level is rhythm established? -- 3.3 Are all kinds of interaction equally rhythmic? -- 4. Speech rhythm as a function of conversational organization -- 4.1 The transition types illustrated -- 4.2 Loose junctures and rhythmic coordination -- 4.2.1 Interrupted sequences -- 4.2.2 Expansions of prior sequence -- 4.2.3 New activity sequences -- 4.2.4 Topical non-coherence -- 4.3 Tight junctures and rhythmic coordination -- 4.4. Conclusion -- VI. INTERPRETING SPEECH RHYTHM AT SEQUENCE-EXTERNAL JUNCTURES.

1. Rhythmic integration -- 2. Rhythmic non-integration -- 3. 'Pseudo' non-integration: silent beats -- 3.1 Silent beats as turn-taking 'passes' -- 3.2 Topic closing and topic shift -- 3.3 Relancing topical talk -- 4. Rhythmic integration revisited -- VII. INTERPRETING SPEECH RHYTHM AT SEQUENCE-INTERNAL JUNCTURES -- 1. Speech rhythm in question sequences -- 2. Speech rhythm in non-question sequences -- 2.1 Greetings and other openings -- 2.2 Advice and requests -- 2.3 Assertions -- 2.4 Informings and news reports -- 2.5 Assessments, compliments and criticisms -- 3. Isochrony and preference/dispreference -- 3.1 Integrated but dispreferred turns -- 3.2 Delayed but preferred turns -- 3.3 Anticipated or early preferred and dispreferred turns -- 4. Conclusion -- VIII. INTERPRETING SPEECH RHYTHM IN SPECIFIC ACTIVITY SEQUENCES -- 1. 'Genuine' questions -- 1.1 Rhythmic delay as a cue of embarrassment -- 1.2 Rhythmic delay and the need to reckon -- 2. Interactive repair -- 2.1 Tempo as a cue of interactive repair -- 2.2 Rhythm and the question of fault -- 2.2.1 The first move -- 2.2.2 The second move -- 2.2.3 The third move -- 2.2.4 The repair sequence as a whole -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX I. INSTRUMENTAL MEASUREMENTS OF PERCEPTUALLY ISOCHRONOUS SEQUENCES IN THE OPEN LINE FRAGMENT -- APPENDIX II. INSTRUMENTAL MEASUREMENTS OF PERCEPTUALLY NON-ISOCHRONOUS SEQUENCES IN THE OPEN LINE FRAGMENT -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF AUTHORS AND SUBJECTS -- The series Pragmatics & Beyond New Series.