Prozodyczna charakterystyka polskich i rosyjskich serwisów informacyjnych (wyniki analizy audytywnej materiału radiowego)

Abstract

Polish and foreign works on linguistics analizing different subsystems of the language of mass media have not yet focused proper attention on prosody. It has been acknowledged that melody, rhythm, tempo and stress are major factors responsible for expressiveness and emotive side of any utterance. The statement refers to utteranees in media, too. In the article prosodic characteristics of Polish and Russian radio news revealed in the auditive analysis are discussed. Short intonation groups with one or two accentual units and high level of initial and final tones in an intonation group belong to the most evident prosodic borrowings from English. On the other hand, some typically Russian suprasegmental tendencies in Polish contours of news are observed. The presence of English elements in Polish and Russian media should be explained by the role of English radio and television in forming the linguistic and non-linguistic image of world wide media. It is emphasized that the majority of the modifications discussed are also the result of various functions and stylistic content of an utterance.