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Lee, James F. – Hispania, 1987
Examination of the speech of 33 monolingual Spanish-speaking children found that syllable type affected the correct pronunciation of novel words. The different syllable types comprising the novel words could be hierarchized. Performance on syllable type appeared to be an interaction between the structure of the syllable and phonological processes…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Children, Elementary Education, Language Patterns
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Kelm, Orlando R. – Hispania, 1989
Describes some of the current research on Brazilian Portuguese phonology. Various techniques are discussed that analysts utilize to investigate Brazilian Portuguese nasality. (49 references) (CB)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Variation
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Delattre, Pierre; And Others – Hispania, 1962
A detailed, spectrographic analysis of two lectures, given by Diego Rivera and Margaret Mead, which were chosen for their realistic naturalness, permits a graphic presentation and description of the patterns of three types of intonation within the declarative sentence in Spanish and American English. They include a minor continuation (A), major…
Descriptors: English, Intonation, Language Patterns, Linguistics