Speech Rhythm In Varieties Of English

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Speech Rhythm In Varieties Of English

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Author : Robert Fuchs
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-09-25

Speech Rhythm In Varieties Of English written by Robert Fuchs and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-25 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

This book addresses the question whether Educated Indian English is more syllable-timed than British English from two standpoints: production and perception. Many post-colonial varieties of English, which are mostly spoken as a second language in countries such as India, Nigeria and the Philippines, are thought to have a syllable-timed rhythm, whereas first language varieties such as British English are characterized as being stress-timed. While previous studies mostly relied on a single acoustic correlate of speech rhythm, usually duration, the author proposes a multidimensional approach to the production of speech rhythm that takes into account various acoustic correlates. The results reveal that the two varieties differ with regard to a number of dimensions, such as duration, sonority, intensity, loudness, pitch and glottal stop insertion. The second part of the study addresses the question whether the difference in speech rhythm between Indian and British English is perceptually relevant, based on intelligibility and dialect discrimination experiments. The results reveal that speakers generally find the rhythm of their own variety more intelligible and that listeners can identify which variety a speaker is using on the basis of differences in speech rhythm.

English Speech Rhythm

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Author : Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 1993-04-21

English Speech Rhythm written by Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-04-21 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

This monograph reconsiders the question of speech isochrony, the regular recurrence of (stressed) syllables in time, from an empirical point of view. It proposes a methodology for discovering isochrony auditorily in speech and for verifying it instrumentally in the acoustic laboratory. In a small-scale study of an English conversational extract, the gestalt-like rhythmic structures which isochrony creates are shown to have a hierarchical organization. Then in a large-scale study of a corpus of British and American radio phone-in programs and family table conversations, the function of speech rhythm at turn transitions is investigated. It is argued that speech rhythm serves as a metric for the timing of turn transitions in casual English conversation. The articular rhythmic configuration of a transition can be said to contextualize the next turn as, generally speaking, affiliative or disaffiliative with the prior turn. The empirical investigation suggests that speech rhythm patterns at turn transitions in everyday English conversation are not random occurrences or the result of a social-psychological adaptation process but are contextualization cues which figure systematically in the creation and interpretation of linguistic meaning in communication.

Speech Rhythm In Learner And Second Language Varieties Of English

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Author : Robert Fuchs
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-09-19

Speech Rhythm In Learner And Second Language Varieties Of English written by Robert Fuchs and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-19 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

This book presents cutting-edge research on the production and perception of speech rhythm by speakers of English in countries where it is used as a foreign language or an institutionalised second language (also sometimes known as the Expanding and Outer Circles). It contributes to a better understanding of speech rhythm, which has long been recognised as an important supra-segmental category of speech, focusing on its relevance in World Englishes, Second Language Acquisition and learner varieties of English, as well as the sociolinguistic and perceptual significance of this phonological variable.

Intelligibility Oral Communication And The Teaching Of Pronunciation

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Author : John M. Levis
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-10-04

Intelligibility Oral Communication And The Teaching Of Pronunciation written by John M. Levis and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-04 with Foreign Language Study categories.

An intelligibility-based approach to teaching that presents pronunciation as critical, yet neglected, in communicative language teaching.

English Speech Rhythm And The Foreign Learner

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Author : Corinne Adams
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 1979

English Speech Rhythm And The Foreign Learner written by Corinne Adams and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Foreign Language Study categories.

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Further Studies In The Lesser Known Varieties Of English

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Author : Jeffrey P. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-04-30

Further Studies In The Lesser Known Varieties Of English written by Jeffrey P. Williams and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

This book documents the lesser-known varieties of English which have been overlooked and understudied within the canon of English linguistics.

The Oxford Handbook Of Language Prosody

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Author : Carlos Gussenhoven
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-12-31

The Oxford Handbook Of Language Prosody written by Carlos Gussenhoven and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-31 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

This handbook presents detailed accounts of current research in all aspects of language prosody, written by leading experts from different disciplines. The last four decades have seen major theoretical and empirical breakthroughs in the field, many of them informed by interdisciplinary approaches, as reflected in this volume. Following an introductory section covering the fundamentals of language prosody research, Parts II and III trace out the position of prosody in linguistic structure and explore prosody in speech perception and production. Part IV provides overviews of prosodic systems across the world, with case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia and the Pacific, and the Americas. The chapters in Parts V, VI, and VII investigate prosody in communication, in language processing, and in language acquisition, while Part VIII examines prosody in technology and the arts. The volume's comprehensive coverage and multidisciplinary perspectives will make it an invaluable resource for all researchers, students, and practitioners interested in prosody.

Exploring Second Language Varieties Of English And Learner Englishes

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Author : Joybrato Mukherjee
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2011-05-25

Exploring Second Language Varieties Of English And Learner Englishes written by Joybrato Mukherjee and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-25 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

The articles in this volume are intended to bridge what Sridhar and Sridhar (1986) have called the 'paradigm gap' between traditional SLA research on the one hand and research into institutionalised second-language varieties in former colonial territories on the other. Since both learner Englishes and second-language varieties are typically non-native forms of English that emerge in language contact situations, it is high time that they are described and compared on an empirical basis in order to draw conceptual and theoretical conclusions with regard to their form, function and acquisition. The present collection of articles places special emphasis on empirical evidence obtained from large-scale analyses of computerised corpora of learner Englishes (such as the International Corpus of Learner English) and of second-language varieties of English (such as the International Corpus of English). It addresses questions such as ‘Are the phenomena we find in ESL and EFL varieties features or errors?’ or ‘How common and wide-spread are features across contact varieties of English?’

Pragmatics And Prosody In English Language Teaching

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Author : Jesús Romero-Trillo
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-03-08

Pragmatics And Prosody In English Language Teaching written by Jesús Romero-Trillo and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-08 with Education categories.

This volume explores the elusive subject of English prosody—the stress, rhythm and intonation of the language—, and its relevance for English language teaching. Its sharp focus will be especially welcomed by teachers of English to non-native speakers, but also by scholars and researchers interested in Applied Linguistics. The book examines key issues in the development of prosody and delves into the role of intonation in the construction of meaning. The contributions tackle difficult areas of intonation for language learners, providing a theoretical analysis of each stumbling block as well as a practical explanation for teachers and teacher trainers. The numerous issues dealt with in the book include stress and rhythm; tone units and information structure; intonation and pragmatic meaning; tonicity and markedness, etc... The authors have deployed speech analysis software to illustrate their examples as well as to encourage readers to carry out their own computerized prosodic analyses.

Accent And Rhythm

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Author : W. Sidney Allen
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1973-09-20

Accent And Rhythm written by W. Sidney Allen and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973-09-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

This is a book of permanent importance for students of classical languages and literatures.