Functional Load and the Teaching of Pronunciation.

Brown, Adam

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Publication Date: 1988

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Functional Load and the Teaching of Pronunciation.

Brown, Adam

TESOL Quarterly, v22 n4 p593-606 Dec 1988

Examines several aspects of functional load in English that may be relevant for assessing the relative importance of segmental features of learners' speech. Implications for the use of functional load in pronunciation drill books are discussed. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Patterns, Phonology, Pronunciation Instruction, Second Language Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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