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Lepetit, Daniel – Language Learning, 1989
Reports the findings of research on the acquisition of French intonation by native speakers of Canadian English and Japanese. Results show that cross-linguistic influence in intonation is of central importance to the learner's acquisition of the target system, and that one should not underestimate the degree of the complexity of that influence.…
Descriptors: French, Intonation, Japanese, Language Patterns