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Edwards, Jan; Beckman, Mary – 1987
A series of phonetic production and perception experiments were designed to describe the phonological or phonetic domains of two effects in spoken English: final lengthening, generally interpreted as a mark for the edge of some linguistically-defined unit of speech production, and stress-timed shortening, generally interpreted as evidence for…
Descriptors: English, Intonation, Language Patterns, Language Usage
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Ladd, D. Robert, Jr. – Language, 1978
This articles discusses intonation in terms of different kinds of contours and demonstrates the inadequacy of any approach to English intonation which treats contours as sequences of significant pitch levels. (NCR)
Descriptors: Intonation, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Linguistic Theory
Northern Illinois Univ., De Kalb. Project English Curriculum Center. – 1966
THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THESE UNITS ON SEGMENTAL AND SUPRASEGMENTAL PHONEMES, PREPARED BY NORTHERN UNIVERSITY'S PROJECT ENGLISH CENTER, IS TO HELP 11TH- AND 12TH-GRADERS TO DISCOVER, THROUGH AN UNDERSTANDING OF PHONOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES, THE SYSTEMS UNDERLYING THEIR OWN LANGUAGE. SPECIFIC LANGUAGE-SKILL OBJECTIVES ARE THE IMPROVEMENT OF (1)…
Descriptors: Consonants, Curriculum Guides, English Instruction, Grade 11