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Peer reviewedVan Els, Theo; De Bot, Kees – Modern Language Journal, 1987
Investigation of the extent to which recognition of a foreign accent is affected by reducing suprasegmental or segmental information involved the reading of five Dutch sentences by native (N=9) and non-native (N=9) speakers. Results indicated that suprasegmental aspects of speech do play a part in a foreign accent. (CB)
Descriptors: Dutch, Intonation, Mutual Intelligibility, Native Speakers
Peer reviewedLantolf, James P. – Modern Language Journal, 1976
Reviews significant endeavors in the teaching of intonation, and outlines a specific technique of the instruction of suprasegmentals. (CLK)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Intonation, Language Instruction, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedPollock, Seymour – Modern Language Journal, 1978
Contrastive analysis of Spanish and English reveals the importance of giving as much attention to suprasegmentals as to segmentals in the teaching of pronunciation. (CFM)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Interference (Language), Intonation
