Rhythmic patterns of Malaysian English (MalE) speakers

Previous research on Malaysian English (MalE) has indicated that there are differences in the way that different ethnic groups produce some segments in English possibly due to transfer from distinct first languages. However, thus far, no study has investigated the rhythmic patterns of different ethn...

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Main Authors:	Pillai, Stefanie, Muthiah, Anussyia, Wan Ahmad, Wan Aslynn Salwani
Other Authors:	Fuchs, Robert
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English English
Published:	Springer 2019
Subjects:	P Philology. Linguistics PE English
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/74243/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74243/1/MalE_rhythm%20ed_09072019-2.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/74243/7/Acceptance%20letter-%20Springer.pdf

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spelling	iium-742432019-08-26T02:43:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/74243/ Rhythmic patterns of Malaysian English (MalE) speakers Pillai, Stefanie Muthiah, Anussyia Wan Ahmad, Wan Aslynn Salwani P Philology. Linguistics PE English Previous research on Malaysian English (MalE) has indicated that there are differences in the way that different ethnic groups produce some segments in English possibly due to transfer from distinct first languages. However, thus far, no study has investigated the rhythmic patterns of different ethnic groups in Malaysia. The present study examines the rhythmic properties of speakers from three ethnic groups: Malay, Chinese and Indians. Since previous research has shown that speaking contexts can affect rhythm, this study also investigates the extent to which different speaking styles (read and spontaneous speech) affect rhythm in MalE. The data comprised audio recordings of 12 female speakers from three different ethnic groups in Malaysia: Malays, Chinese and Indians. The speakers who were between 40 to 45 years old were all fluent speakers of English based on their educational and professional backgrounds. The speakers were recorded in two speaking contexts. In the first, they read a passage, and in the second context, they talked about themselves and their families. Two metrics were used to examine rhythm in both these speaking contexts: a normalised Pairwise Variability Index (nPVI) and VarcoV (the standard deviation of vocalic intervals divided by their means). The results were compared across the three ethnic groups. Based on the two metrics, there were no significant differences between the three groups. There were also no significant differences between the two speaking contexts for all three groups. The findings suggest that there may be a common rhythmic pattern in MalE that cuts across ethnic groups. Springer Fuchs, Robert 2019 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74243/1/MalE_rhythm%20ed_09072019-2.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74243/7/Acceptance%20letter-%20Springer.pdf Pillai, Stefanie and Muthiah, Anussyia and Wan Ahmad, Wan Aslynn Salwani (2019) Rhythmic patterns of Malaysian English (MalE) speakers. In: Speech Rhythm in L2 and L3 Varieties of English. Singapore: Springer. Springer, Singapore. (In Press)
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description	Previous research on Malaysian English (MalE) has indicated that there are differences in the way that different ethnic groups produce some segments in English possibly due to transfer from distinct first languages. However, thus far, no study has investigated the rhythmic patterns of different ethnic groups in Malaysia. The present study examines the rhythmic properties of speakers from three ethnic groups: Malay, Chinese and Indians. Since previous research has shown that speaking contexts can affect rhythm, this study also investigates the extent to which different speaking styles (read and spontaneous speech) affect rhythm in MalE. The data comprised audio recordings of 12 female speakers from three different ethnic groups in Malaysia: Malays, Chinese and Indians. The speakers who were between 40 to 45 years old were all fluent speakers of English based on their educational and professional backgrounds. The speakers were recorded in two speaking contexts. In the first, they read a passage, and in the second context, they talked about themselves and their families. Two metrics were used to examine rhythm in both these speaking contexts: a normalised Pairwise Variability Index (nPVI) and VarcoV (the standard deviation of vocalic intervals divided by their means). The results were compared across the three ethnic groups. Based on the two metrics, there were no significant differences between the three groups. There were also no significant differences between the two speaking contexts for all three groups. The findings suggest that there may be a common rhythmic pattern in MalE that cuts across ethnic groups.
author2	Fuchs, Robert
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author	Pillai, Stefanie Muthiah, Anussyia Wan Ahmad, Wan Aslynn Salwani
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title	Rhythmic patterns of Malaysian English (MalE) speakers
title_short	Rhythmic patterns of Malaysian English (MalE) speakers
title_full	Rhythmic patterns of Malaysian English (MalE) speakers
title_fullStr	Rhythmic patterns of Malaysian English (MalE) speakers
title_full_unstemmed	Rhythmic patterns of Malaysian English (MalE) speakers
title_sort	rhythmic patterns of malaysian english (male) speakers
publisher	Springer
publishDate	2019
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