Prosody as a system of suprasegmental linguistic information such as rhythm and intonation is a prime candidate for looking at the relation between language and music in a principled way.
About the series Underpinned by an evidence-based approach and academic rigour, Word Study features a teacher-directed, student-centred approach to vocabulary growth and spelling development.
About the series Underpinned by an evidence-based approach and academic rigour, Word Study features a teacher-directed, student-centred approach to vocabulary growth and spelling development.
This book presents cutting-edge research on the production and perception of speech rhythm by speakers of English in countries where it is used as a foreign language or an institutionalised second language (also sometimes known as the Expanding and Outer Circles).
Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson SpeechworkA(R) Guide for Acting in Accent presents a comprehensive and systematic approach to accent acquisition for actors.
Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson SpeechworkA(R) Guide for Acting in Accent presents a comprehensive and systematic approach to accent acquisition for actors.
The studies in this volume show how multilingual learners use language play in second language acquisition to internalize sets of 'voices' (rather than decontextualized linguistic systems), namely complexes of linguistic and non-linguistic features incorporating the personalities of significant others.
This book presents cutting-edge research on the production and perception of speech rhythm by speakers of English in countries where it is used as a foreign language or an institutionalised second language (also sometimes known as the Expanding and Outer Circles).
Ce travail, rédigé en 1967 et mis à jour pour la publication, est une analyse synchronique du créole de Sainte-Lucie (Antilles), inconnu jusqu'à cette date.
A revised edition of a classic introductory phonetics guide and workbookFor years both students and instructors have found that the key to mastering phonetics is careful listening and extensive transcription practice.
This long-needed sourcebook assesses the unique styles and themes of notable African-American orators from the mid-19th century to the present-of 43 representative public speakers, from W.
Fonologia do Portugues e Interfaces: Fenomenos da Aquisicao e da Variacao brings together a collection of studies on phonological acquisition and phonological variation in European and Brazilian Portuguese, addressing topics and proposing analyzes that are little studied in linguistic research in the target language.
La monografia fornisce il primo ampio studio sistematico degli esiti di -A latina nei dialetti italo-romanzi della Svizzera italiana e di alcune regioni italiane prossime al confine elvetico.
Originally published in 1952, this volume shows the structural characteristics of the Berber language and its interrelations as far as these are known; the distribution of the language and the numbers speaking it; its use as literary and educational media and as a lingua franca.
Durante los últimos veinte años, el estudio de la entonación ha ido despertando un interés creciente entre los especialistas del habla, hasta convertirse en un tema nuclear de la fonética y la fonología actuales.
This book is intended for beginning students of English as a gentle introduction to the fascinating world of the sound of language with particular reference to English.
This beautifully designed book of sight words is designed to help your child smoothly transition from learning individual letters to reading simple words.