A comparative analysis of intonation between Spanish and English speakers in tag questions, wh-questions, inverted questions, and repetition questions

  • Farías M
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the differences and similarities in intonation when producing tag questions, wh-questions, inverted questions, and repetition questions among native English speakers and ESL Spanish speakers. These differences were measured and analyzed with a computer program called Praat, and the pitch, the intensity and the intonation contour were the focus of the study. The results have shown significant differences, as well as similarities between these two languages in some questions. The implication of this study is that the obtained data can help teachers and students to identify the problems that ESL Spanish speakers can have when learning English as a L2, especially with regards to intonation.O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar as diferenças e semelhanças na entonação ao produzirem-se tag questions, Wh-questions, perguntas invertidas e perguntas de repetição entre falantes nativos do inglês e falantes do espanhol ESL. Essas diferenças foram medidas e analisadas com um programa de computador chamado Praat. Os resultados mostraram diferenças significativas, assim como semelhanças entre essas duas línguas. A implicação deste estudo é que os dados obtidos podem ajudar professores e alunos a identificar os problemas que os falantes de espanhol ESL podem ter ao aprender inglês como L2, especialmente em relação à entonação.

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Farías, M. G. V. (2013). A comparative analysis of intonation between Spanish and English speakers in tag questions, wh-questions, inverted questions, and repetition questions. Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada, 13(4), 1061–1083. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1984-63982013005000021

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