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Poser, William – Phonology, 1989
Considers the metrical foot in Diyari, a South Australian Language, and concludes that, on the basis of stress alone, an argument can be made for the constituency of the metrical stress foot under certain theoretical assumptions. This conclusion is reinforced by the occupance in Diyari of other less theory-dependant phenomena. (46 references) (JL)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory, Oral Language
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Toda, Takako – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1994
Studies the acquisition of timing control by Australians enrolled in first-year Japanese. Instrumental techniques are used to observe segment duration and pitch patterns in the speech production of learners and native speakers. Results indicate the learners can control timing, but their phonetic realization differs from that of native speakers.…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English, Error Analysis (Language), Foreign Countries