The English Intonation of Native Speakers and Indonesian Learners: A Comparative Study

The English Intonation of Native Speakers and Indonesian Learners: A Comparative Study

Intonation was compared in parallel recordings of English speech produced by native British speakers (N = 12) & Indonesian learners of English (N = 4). Results demonstrated that Indonesian Ss produced shorter tone units, more level tones, & selected falling tones in contexts where native-spe...

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Veröffentlicht in:RELC journal 1995-06, Vol.26 (1), p.27-46
1. Verfasser: Hewings, Martin
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Intonation was compared in parallel recordings of English speech produced by native British speakers (N = 12) & Indonesian learners of English (N = 4). Results demonstrated that Indonesian Ss produced shorter tone units, more level tones, & selected falling tones in contexts where native-speaking Ss selected rising tones. Implications for the instruction of intonation are discussed. 3 Tables, 24 References. Adapted from the source document
ISSN:0033-6882