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Second Language Speech: An outlook towards contemporary research endeavours [PDF]
In the introduction to the thematic issue "Research agendas in second language speech: aquisition and pedagogy", the authors build an overview that encompasses theoretical models of L2 speech, the interrelation between segmentals and suprasegmentals with
Alison Roberto Gonçalves +3 more
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Lithuanian priegaidė: a syllable or a word feature?
The place of priegaidė ‘syllable intonation’ in the phonological system of Lithuanian remains uncertain; so does its typological peculiarity. The article aims to discover the specific nature of this phonological feature taking into consideration the ...
Aleksey Andronov
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This study reports on a mixed-methods research project into self- and peer-formative assessment of student-generated podcasts in a group of 18 undergraduate students.
Albedro Cadena-Aguilar +1 more
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ENHANCING THE PRONUNCIATION OF ENGLISH SUPRASEGMENTAL FEATURES THROUGH REFLECTIVE LEARNING METHOD
Suprasegmental features are of paramount importance in spoken English. Yet, these pronunciation features are marginalised in EFL/ESL teaching-learning.
SUWARTONO
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Segmental and suprasegmental change in North West Yorkshire – a new case of supralocalisation ?
A number of phonetic and phonological changes have lately been observed in most geographical varieties of British English (e.g. Trudgill 1986 ; Foulkes & Docherty 1999 ; Britain 2002b ; Kerswill 2003 ; Stuart-Smith et al. 2004, 2007).
Stephan Wilhelm
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This paper employs Deconstruction and Relevance theories to read literary meanings in the song “Gongo la Mboto” by Diamond Platnumz and Mrisho Mpoto. The paper focuses on suprasegmental features that mark the artistes’ voice.
Kanyi Thiong’o, David Barasa
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Supremacy of suprasegmentals in Arabic phonology: Evidence from malapropisms
Speech errors are an important source of information to understand language processing and production. Earlier research focused on different types of errors including semantic and phonological errors while malapropisms, which refer to slips of the ...
Mohammed Nour Abu Guba +3 more
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Prosodic elements to improve pronunciation in English language learners:A short report [PDF]
The usefulness of teaching pronunciation in language instruction remains controversial. Though past research suggests that teachers can make little or no difference in improving their studentsâ pronunciation, current findings suggest that second ...
Rachel Adams-Goertel
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Tradition et changement phonétique dans une variété de contact : l’anglais de Lewis et Harris
From a grammatical and lexical point of view, the variety of English spoken in the Outer Hebrides is akin to Standard Scottish English (SSE). From a phonetic and phonological point of view, however, it is absolutely distinctive, mainly because of the ...
Stephan Wilhelm
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Prosody Learning Strategies and What English Philology Students Know about Them
Although learning strategies are in the focus of attention of both theorists and foreign language teachers, only few scientific descriptions highlight the significance of the prosodic skills and strategies to practice them.
Ewa Lewicka-Mroczek, Dorota Szymaniuk
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