Rhythmical specificities of political speech. The case of François Hollande

Spécificités du rythme de la parole politique. Le cas de François Hollande

Fabrice Hirsch (1) , Fabrice Marsac (2) , Ivana Didirková (1) , Marion Bechet (3) , Mohamed Anouar Ben Messaoud

1 UPVM - Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3
2 Université d'Opole (UO), Pologne
3 UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg

The aim of this article is to highlight some rhythmical specificities in political speech. In order to do so, articulation and speech rates, pauses and between-pauses within syllable groups were measured in several talks given by François Hollande. Results show variation for all the above mentioned parameters depending on the topic of the speech. Furthermore, rhythmical differences were observed between speeches and debates.

Mots clés: political speech; pauses; speech rate; articulation rate

Domaines: Linguistique

Fabrice Hirsch, Fabrice Marsac, Ivana Didirková, Marion Bechet, Mohamed Anouar Ben Messaoud. Spécificités du rythme de la parole politique. Le cas de François Hollande. Romanica Wratislaviensia, 2016, n° 63, p. 145-155. ⟨halshs-02289512⟩