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Krishnaswamy, Nirmala – English Language Teaching Journal, 1978
The efficient use of the telephone by non-native speakers of English is discussed. (HP)
Descriptors: Amharic, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Intonation
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Van 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
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Spiegel, Bernard B.; And Others – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1987
Compares the effects of intonation training and phonological training on the intelligibility of the speech of two severely unintelligible preschool children. The results indicated that an increase in intelligibility is facilitated through training in the production of intonation patterns. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Intonation, Oral Language, Phonology
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Zuengler, Jane – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1988
Native Spanish speakers learning English as a second language, asked to mimic an American speaking Spanish with an American accent, displayed a tacit awareness of English-Spanish sound distinctions and, in particular, allophonic differences. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Intonation, Language Attitudes, Language Styles
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Schmid, Beata – Language Learning, 1986
A study compared the Swedish tone accent acquisition of native-speaking children (N=2) and nonnative speaking college students (N=12). Both groups overgeneralized one pitch pattern to all bisyllabic words. Children used "Accent 2" (two-peaked) and adults "Accent 1" (one-peaked), analogous to the prevailing patterns of their…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Intonation
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Eisenstein, Miriam – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1983
Recent research on native speakers' reactions to nonnative speech that views listeners, speakers, and language from a variety of perspectives using both objective and subjective research paradigms is reviewed. Studies of error gravity, relative intelligibility of language samples, the role of accent, speakers' characteristics, and context in which…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Intonation, Language Attitudes, Language Proficiency
Prado, Eduardo – Yelmo, 1976
This article discusses punctuation in Spanish, specifically rules for the use of the comma, the colon, and the semi-colon. The rules for the placement of prosodic and orthographic stress are also discussed. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Intonation, Language Patterns, Language Usage
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Paine, M. J. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Contrast, English (Second Language), Forced Choice Technique, Intonation
Firges, Jean – Fremdsprachliche Unterricht, 1974
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, French, Intonation, Language Instruction
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Hirst, D. J.; Ginesy, M. – Linguistics, 1974
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Descriptive Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language), English
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Veith, Werner H. – Zeitschrift fur Dialektologie und Linguistik, 1973
Part of a special issue, "Materialien zur Rechtschreibung und ihrer Reform" (Materials on Orthography and Its Reform). (DD)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Distinctive Features (Language), Graphemes, Intonation
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Trutenau, H. M. J. – Linguistics, 1972
Descriptors: African Languages, Consonants, Distinctive Features (Language), Ga
Joo, Mary Tay Wan – RELC Journal, 1973
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Integrated Activities
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Miles, Edgar M. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1972
It can be concluded from the results of this study that beginning wind students can learn to perceive beats and perceive when they are eliminated, that beginning wind students can learn to match unison pitches by the beat elimination process, and that most beginning wind students can use the beat elimination process to achieve correct intonation.…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Data Analysis, Intonation, Methods Research
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Lakoff, George – Language, 1972
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Descriptive Linguistics, English, Environmental Influences
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