Ability of Learning the Prosody of an Intonational Language by Speakers of a Tonal Language: Chinese Speakers Learning French Prosody.

Shen, Xianonan Susan

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Publication Date: 1990

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Ability of Learning the Prosody of an Intonational Language by Speakers of a Tonal Language: Chinese Speakers Learning French Prosody.

Shen, Xianonan Susan

IRAL, v28 n2 p119-34 May 1990

Investigation of native Chinese speakers' acquisition of French suprasegmental features found that the subjects not only perceived the different directions of pitch but also placed them in the right categories, in spite of the differences between the use of pitch in tonal and intonational languages. (34 references) (CB)

Descriptors: Chinese, Distinctive Features (Language), French, Intonation, Language Patterns, Language Typology, Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Suprasegmentals, Tone Languages, Uncommonly Taught Languages

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