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| Contrastive Linguistics | 1 |
| Intonation | 1 |
| Language Variation | 1 |
| North American English | 1 |
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| World Englishes | 1 |
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| Levis, John M. | 1 |
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| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Peer reviewedLevis, John M. – World Englishes, 1999
Challenges the belief that the intonation of yes/no questions in American English is different from that of standard British English. Reports on a study that shows that American speakers of English do not distinguish between the high-rising and low-rising intonation, and argues that the supposed difference in intonation between the two varieties…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Intonation, Language Variation, North American English
