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Perception of accented speeches and its relationship with processing difficulty: Do Japanese learners have intelligibility benefits over Japanese English? ...
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Realisation of illocutionary force through English intonation by Japanese EFL learners
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This paper investigates the features of intonation used by Japanese English as a Foreign Language Learners (JEFLLs) in terms of their realisation of illocutionary forces. Recordings of JEFLLs reading dialogues with instructed intentions were analysed and compared with 'standard' models from Brazil, Coulthard and Johns (1980) and Roach (2000). The results showed that, overall, JEFLLs used a falling tone irrespective of intention. This could indicate a blanket inability to realise illocutionary force through intonation. However, some tendencies were also apparent in the data. For example, unlike the models, some JEFLLs used rising or level tone to realise the illocutionary force of ‘'mplication, possibility', whereas, in line with the models, some JEFLLs used rise–fall tone to realise the illocutionary force of 'exclamation'. Evidence also showed that the group of high-proficiency subjects used a wider variety of tones than the low group. These results suggest that teaching and learning the relations between intonation and illocutionary forces are needed and that fundamental elements such as pitch ranges may be the primary need, particularly for low-proficiency groups. ; 18 page(s)
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URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/329088
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