Intonation as Cohesion in Academic Discourse: A Study of Chinese Speakers of English.

Wennerstrom, Ann

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ERIC Number: EJ561203

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Intonation as Cohesion in Academic Discourse: A Study of Chinese Speakers of English.

Wennerstrom, Ann

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v20 n1 p1-25 Mar 1998

Reports the results of a study on the intonation of 18 Mandarin Chinese speakers lecturing in English. The study investigated the hypothesis that the nonnative speakers who were able to use the intonation system of English most effectively would score higher on a global language test. (Author/JL)

Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Chinese, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Graduate Students, Higher Education, Intonation, Language Tests, Lecture Method, Native Speakers, Teaching Assistants

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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