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ERIC Number: EJ678013
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1226-8909
Analysis of Pause Occurrence in Three Kinds of Modified Speech: Public Address, Caretaker Talk, and Foreigner Talk.
Osada, Nobuko
Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, v7 n1 p77-123 2003
Analyzes the occurrence of silent pauses n monologues, especially in modified speech, such as in public address, caretaker talk, and foreigner talk. Discusses speech rate, articulation rate, pause unit length, individual pause length, and pause percentage to overall speech time. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Caregiver Speech, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Uncommonly Taught Languages
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Nonnative Speakers; Pausing (Speech)