Pragmatics and Prosody in English Language Teaching

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...

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Λεπτομέρειες βιβλιογραφικής εγγραφής
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Romero-Trillo, Jesús (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
Σειρά:Educational Linguistics, 15
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • 1.Introduction
  • Theoretical approaches to the teaching of Prosody 2. Issues in the acoustic measurement of rhythm
  • 3. Prosody and second language teaching: Lessons from L2 speech perception and production research
  • 4. Factors affecting the perception and production of L2 prosody: Research results and their implications for the teaching of foreign languages
  • 5. Function vs. form in speech prosody — Lessons from experimental research and potential implications for teaching
  • 6. Prosodic adaptation in language learning
  • Pragmatics, Prosody and communication 7. Prosody and meaning: Theory and practice
  • 8. Prosody and feedback in native and non-native speakers of English
  • 9. Early prosodic production: Pragmatic and acoustic analyses for L2 language learners
  • 10. Prosody in conversation: Implications for teaching English pronunciation
  • Pedagogical implications for English Language Teaching 11. Same but different: The pragmatic potential of native vs. non-native teachers’ intonation in the EFL classroom
  • 12. The pragmatic function of intonation: Cueing agreement and disagreement in spoken English discourse and implications for ELT
  • 13. Trouble spots in the learning of English intonation by Spanish speakers. Tonality and tonicity
  • 14. Teaching prosody with a pragmatic orientation: A synthesis
  • Name Index
  • Subject Index.