The music of everyday speech (hereafter
MES) is a book for discourse analysts interested in
incorporating a theoretically grounded account of sound production,
or, prosody, into their research. Readers of Language in
Society will find MES to be the first book of
its kind. It includes an overview of phonological, discourse
analytical, and interactional approaches to the analysis of
prosody, as well as model prosodic analyses of the major research
areas in discourse analysis. MES is a thorough
presentation of how prosodic analysis can inform discourse
analysis, unique in its coverage of material, excellence of
presentation, and theoretical and analytical depth.