An Acoustic Study on the Differences of Contrastive Emphasis Between Native and Non-Native Spanish Speakers.

Kelm, Orlando R.

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Publication Date: 1987

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An Acoustic Study on the Differences of Contrastive Emphasis Between Native and Non-Native Spanish Speakers.

Kelm, Orlando R.

Hispania, v70 n3 p627-33 Sep 1987

Comparison of how English and Spanish speakers express contrastive emphasis revealed that, while English speakers used pitch and intensity, Spanish speakers used changes in syntax and lexicon as well as pitch and intensity in showing contrasts. (CB)

Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language), English, Intonation, Learning Strategies, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Spanish Speaking, Suprasegmentals, Syntax, Vocabulary

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