Темпоральна організація синтагми в англомовній військовій промові

Abstract

This paper highlights the findings of the experimental phonetic research of syntagma duration in speeches o f a U.S. Armed Forces high-ranking female officer. The results have been interpreted in comparison with the speeches o f a high-ranking male officer. It is stated that the syntagmas duration in the female officer s speeches is shorter than in the male officer’s ones, correlates with the faster tempo perception, and depends on their location within a speech text. The research proves the importance of further study of prosodic elements in high-ranking female officers’ speeches to reveal the gender conditioned features of the military discourse.