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Weber, Andrea; Grice, Maetine; Crocker, Matthew W. – Cognition, 2006
An eye-tracking experiment examined whether prosodic cues can affect the interpretation of grammatical functions in the absence of clear morphological information. German listeners were presented with scenes depicting three potential referents while hearing temporarily ambiguous SVO and OVS sentences. While case marking on the first noun phrase…
Descriptors: Intonation, Cues, Cognitive Processes, Visual Learning
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de Bot, Kees; Mailfert, Kate – TESOL Quarterly, 1982
Reports on research carried out in the Netherlands using visual feedback showing that training in perception of intonation resulted in statistically significant improvement in production of English intonation patterns. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, English (Second Language), Intonation, Language Research
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Lansing, Charissa R.; McConkie, George W. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1999
Two experiments were conducted to test the hypothesis that visual information related to segmental versus prosodic aspects of speech is distributed differently on the face of the talker. Results indicate that information in the upper part of the talker's face is more critical for intonation pattern decisions than for decisions about word segments…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Deafness, Facial Expressions, Interpersonal Communication
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Hermes, Dik J. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1998
In two experiments, five phoneticians rated the dissimilarity of two pitch contours to investigate whether important audible differences would correspond with visually conspicuous differences between displayed pitch contours. Results indicate that visual feedback may be very effective in intonation training if auditorily relevant features of pitch…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Deafness, Foreign Countries
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Hermes, Dik J. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1998
This study investigated the effectiveness of four different methods for measuring the similarity of pitch contours. The correlation coefficient between two normalized contours was the best method; however, if pitch range is important, the mean distance and the root-mean-square distance should be considered first in automatic training in…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Deafness, Foreign Countries
Shaunnessey, Maryann S. – 1982
Pacing in the teaching of English as a second language (ESL) is considered. It is suggested that the problem of pacing is almost entirely a matter of teachers covering material so rapidly that the student frequently does not have the opportunity to integrate it. Since the recognition of sounds, symbols, and sentences is not mastery of them, it is…
Descriptors: Cues, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Intonation