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Alvord, Scott M. – Hispania, 2010
The interrogative intonation of Cubans and Cuban Americans living in Miami is investigated. Two different intonation patterns are used in this variety of Spanish to convey absolute interrogative meaning: one with a falling final contour, as has been observed in Cuban Spanish, and one with a rising final contour, as is used in American English and…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Intonation, Cubans, Spanish
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Graham, Rosemary – Hispania, 1978
Despite a survey carried out on the teaching of Spanish language in British and Irish universities that showed one-third of the respondents considered the teaching of Spanish intonation unimportant, examples are presented to show that it is necessary in Spanish language instruction. (HP)
Descriptors: English, Higher Education, Intonation, Language Instruction
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Douglass, R. Thomas – Hispania, 1988
An historical account of the use of the acute accent mark in written Spanish discusses the effects of Greek, Latin, Italian, and French precursors on the early use of the accent and on its current modern use. (CB)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Diacritical Marking, Distinctive Features (Language), French
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Delattre, Pierre; And Others – Hispania, 1962
A detailed, spectrographic analysis of two lectures, given by Diego Rivera and Margaret Mead, which were chosen for their realistic naturalness, permits a graphic presentation and description of the patterns of three types of intonation within the declarative sentence in Spanish and American English. They include a minor continuation (A), major…
Descriptors: English, Intonation, Language Patterns, Linguistics