ISBN:
9789400738836
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (IX, 249p. 26 illus, digital)
Series Statement:
Educational Linguistics 15
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. Romero Trillo, Jésus Pragmatics and prosody in English language teaching
Keywords:
Applied linguistics
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Phonology
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Semantics
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Language and languages
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Education
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Education
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Applied linguistics
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Phonology
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Semantics
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Language and languages
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English language
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Versification
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English language
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Study and teaching
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Foreign speakers
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Englisch
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Englischunterricht
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Pragmatik
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Prosodie
Abstract:
Jesús Romero-Trillo
Abstract:
This volume explores the elusive subject of English prosody the stress, rhythm and intonation of the language, and its relevance for English language teaching. Its sharp focus will be especially welcomed by teachers of English to non-native speakers, but also by scholars and researchers interested in Applied Linguistics. The book examines key issues in the development of prosody and delves into the role of intonation in the construction of meaning. The contributions tackle difficult areas of intonation for language learners, providing a theoretical analysis of each stumbling block as well as a practical explanation for teachers and teacher trainers. The numerous issues dealt with in the book include stress and rhythm; tone units and information structure; intonation and pragmatic meaning; tonicity and markedness, etc... The authors have deployed speech analysis software to illustrate their examples as well as to encourage readers to carry out their own computerized prosodic analyses.
Description / Table of Contents:
Pragmatics and Prosody in English Language Teaching; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Part I: Theoretical Approaches to the Teaching of Prosody; Chapter 2: Issues in the Acoustic Measurement of Rhythm; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Acoustic Measurement of Rhythm; 2.3 Modifications to the PVI; 2.4 Subjects; 2.5 Data; 2.6 Measurements; 2.7 Results; 2.8 Issues in the Measurement of the PVI; 2.9 Teaching Rhythm; 2.10 Pragmatic Implications; References; Chapter 3: Prosody and Second Language Teaching: Lessons from L2 Speech Perception and Production Research
Description / Table of Contents:
3.1 Introduction3.2 Age and Second Language Learning; 3.3 Linguistic Experience and Second Language Learning; 3.4 Learning in Naturalistic and Formal Settings; 3.5 Learning in Laboratory Settings; 3.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Factors Affecting the Perception and Production of L2 Prosody: Research Results and Their Implications for the Teaching of Foreign Languages; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Attitudes Towards Foreign Accents; 4.3 Phonetic Parameters Contributing to the Perception of a Foreign Accent; 4.4 Difficulties in Interpreting the Findings of Foreign Accent Research
Description / Table of Contents:
4.5 Implications for Foreign Language Teaching4.6 Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Function vs . Form in Speech Prosody - Lessons from Experimental Research and Potential Implications for Teaching; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Basic Articulatory Mechanism - Lessons from Tone Languages; 5.3 Relevance for Non-tone Languages; 5.4 Function Versus Form; 5.4.1 Lexical Versus Extra-lexical Functions; 5.4.2 Encoding of Sentence Type Together with Lexical Stress and Focus; 5.4.3 Additional Functions; 5.5 Implications for Teaching English Intonation; 5.6 Concluding Remarks; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 6: Prosodic Adaptation in Language Learning6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Nature or Nurture?; 6.2.1 A Question of Nature; 6.2.2 A Question of Nurture; 6.2.2.1 Differences in Global Prosodic Conventions; 6.2.2.2 Differences in Specific Prosodic Functions; Prosodic Highlighting; 6.3 Prosodic Adaptation in L1 Learning; 6.3.1 Social Effects of Prosodic Adaptation; 6.4 Tools for Prosody Learning; 6.5 Conclusion; References; Part II: Pragmatics, Prosody and Communication; Chapter 7: Prosody and Meaning: Theory and Practice; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Theory
Description / Table of Contents:
7.2.1 How Can the Different Types of Prosody Be Characterised?7.2.2 What Is the Relationship Between Prosody and Intentional Communication?; 7.2.3 What Does Prosody Encode?; 7.3 Practice; References; Chapter 8: Prosody and Feedback in Native and Non-native Speakers of English; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The Pragmatics of Intonation and the Intonation of Pragmatics; 8.3 Pragmatic Markers and Prosody; 8.4 Prosody and Feedback in Conversation; 8.5 Analysis of the Data; 8.6 Conclusions; References; Chapter 9: Early Prosodic Production: Pragmatic and Acoustic Analyses for L2 Language Learners
Description / Table of Contents:
9.1 Introduction
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-007-3883-6
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