Discourse intonation in L2 : from theory and research to practice / Dorothy M. Chun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chun, Dorothy M.

Series:

Language learning and language teaching ; v. 1.

Language learning and language teaching, 1569-9471 ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Intonation (Phonetics).

Discourse analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, c2002.

Summary:

Intonation, rhythm, and general "melody" of language are among the first aspects of speech that infants attend to and produce themselves. Yet, these same features are among the last to be mastered by adult L2 learners. Why is this, and how can L2 learners be helped? This book first presents the latest linguistic theories of intonation, in particular, how intonation functions in discourse not only to signal sentence types and attitudinal meanings but also to provide turn-taking and other conversational cues. The second part of the book examines the research in applied linguistics on the acquisition of L2 phonology and intonation. The third section offers practical applications of how to incorporate the teaching of intonation into L2 instruction, with a focus on using new speech technologies. The accompanying CD-ROM makes a unique addition in allowing for simultaneous audio playback and visual display of the pitch contours of utterances contained in the book. Users can start or stop the playback at any point in the utterance and can observe first-hand how such visual and audio representations could be useful for L2 learners.

Contents:

Discourse Intonation in L2

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Contents

Introduction

Part I: Linguistic theory: Intonation in L1

Chapter 1: Intonation, suprasegmentals, prosody

Chapter 2: Phonological organization of prosody

Chapter 3: Meaning and function of intonation

Part II: Applied linguistic research: Intonation in L2

Chapter 4: Research agenda of the past

Chapter 5: Research agenda for the present and future

Part III: From theory to practice

Chapter 6: Teaching stress and rhythm

Chapter 7: Teaching discourse intonation

Bibliography

Subject index

Author index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-272) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612161964

9781282161962

1282161962

9789027297525

9027297525

OCLC:

70769256