The Radio Talks, but How? On the Art of Dynamizing the On-Air Statements. Tradition and the Present Day Cover Image

Radio mówi, ale jak? O sztuce dynamizowania wypowiedzi antenowych. Tradycja i współczesność
The Radio Talks, but How? On the Art of Dynamizing the On-Air Statements. Tradition and the Present Day

Author(s): Grażyna Stachyra
Subject(s): Language studies, Media studies, Communication studies, Phonetics / Phonology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: radio; voice emission voice dynamics; anticipation; format; genre;

Summary/Abstract: Despite the fact that the term ‘voice dynamics’ has been used both by radio theorists and journalists, its meaning is still interpreted differently in the context of radio speech. This article addresses the question of voice dynamics and on-air speech anticipation and points out the most significant features. It aims to outline the dependency between given elements of voice emission and format and genres of radio broadcast. The method of analyzing sources through a historical perspective indicates, that the sound of radio is coherent with its evolution as a medium, which evokes to some degree of latitude of the ‘voice dynamics’ category. Spontaneous and not pre-arranged speech make the radio more attractive as an accompanying medium. In the face of de-personalization of subjects, which take part in the media discourse, radio still seems to be a space of audio interpersonal communication. The dynamics of communicating through voice features is one of the factors which authenticates the real-time communication in the eyes of the listeners. It also determines the radio format as accepted by the ones, who choose it.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 1 (237)
  • Page Range: 64-79
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish