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Levis, John M. – TESOL Quarterly, 1999
Reviews current intonational research that is relevant to teaching and presents implications for pedagogy. Argues there are two primary reasons for a lack of innovation in intonation teaching materials: 1) Current materials are based on an inadequate view of the functions of intonation; 2) materials lack a communicative purpose. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Instructional Materials, Intonation
Avery, Peter; And Others – TESL Talk, 1987
The sound system of English is described in all its complexity, from the relationship between spelling and pronunciation to the rules of connected speech, focusing on the methods and rationale of teaching pronunciation of English, particularly to English as a second language learners. (CB)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Consonants, Distinctive Features (Language), English (Second Language)
Leal, Carmen Fernandez – 1995
This paper considers four levels of analysis in the observation of the prosodic features of pause in speech: phonetic; syntactic; semantic; and informative. On the phonetic level, a pause is related to length and intonation, and intonation in turn, being a result of the speaker's meaning, constitutes an expression of his/her emotional state. On…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Ambiguity, Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics