The effects of Chinese learners’ English acoustic-prosodic patterns on listeners’ attitudinal judgments

Prosody has been emphasised in second language (L2) pedagogy as a strong contribution to successful intercultural communication. As English and Chinese are typologically different languages (Chinese is a syllable-timed language while English a stress-timed language), many differences in stress and...

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Main Authors:	Chen, Hsueh Chu, Wang, Qian
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Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10695/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10695/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10695/1/10970-40066-1-PB.pdf

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spelling	ukm-106952017-10-02T00:07:16Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10695/ The effects of Chinese learners’ English acoustic-prosodic patterns on listeners’ attitudinal judgments Chen, Hsueh Chu Wang, Qian Prosody has been emphasised in second language (L2) pedagogy as a strong contribution to successful intercultural communication. As English and Chinese are typologically different languages (Chinese is a syllable-timed language while English a stress-timed language), many differences in stress and rhythmic patterns trouble Chinese learners of English. This study analyses acoustic speech samples for 13 prosodic features collected from 16 Chinese L2 learners and examines the relative importance of various prosody features on language attitudes that native and non-native English listeners hold towards Chinese-accented speech. The results revealed that Chinese speakers have a relatively slow speech rate and produce more stressed words in their English speech compared with native English speakers. When listeners heard long and inappropriate silent pauses in the speech, the integrity rating of the speakers decreased. The speech rate contributed significantly to both attractiveness rating and competence rating. That is, listeners evaluated speakers as more competent and attractive if the latter spoke faster. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10695/1/10970-40066-1-PB.pdf Chen, Hsueh Chu and Wang, Qian (2016) The effects of Chinese learners’ English acoustic-prosodic patterns on listeners’ attitudinal judgments. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 22 (2). pp. 91-108. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournal.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/807
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description	Prosody has been emphasised in second language (L2) pedagogy as a strong contribution to successful intercultural communication. As English and Chinese are typologically different languages (Chinese is a syllable-timed language while English a stress-timed language), many differences in stress and rhythmic patterns trouble Chinese learners of English. This study analyses acoustic speech samples for 13 prosodic features collected from 16 Chinese L2 learners and examines the relative importance of various prosody features on language attitudes that native and non-native English listeners hold towards Chinese-accented speech. The results revealed that Chinese speakers have a relatively slow speech rate and produce more stressed words in their English speech compared with native English speakers. When listeners heard long and inappropriate silent pauses in the speech, the integrity rating of the speakers decreased. The speech rate contributed significantly to both attractiveness rating and competence rating. That is, listeners evaluated speakers as more competent and attractive if the latter spoke faster.
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spellingShingle	Chen, Hsueh Chu Wang, Qian The effects of Chinese learners’ English acoustic-prosodic patterns on listeners’ attitudinal judgments
author_facet	Chen, Hsueh Chu Wang, Qian
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title	The effects of Chinese learners’ English acoustic-prosodic patterns on listeners’ attitudinal judgments
title_short	The effects of Chinese learners’ English acoustic-prosodic patterns on listeners’ attitudinal judgments
title_full	The effects of Chinese learners’ English acoustic-prosodic patterns on listeners’ attitudinal judgments
title_fullStr	The effects of Chinese learners’ English acoustic-prosodic patterns on listeners’ attitudinal judgments
title_full_unstemmed	The effects of Chinese learners’ English acoustic-prosodic patterns on listeners’ attitudinal judgments
title_sort	effects of chinese learners’ english acoustic-prosodic patterns on listeners’ attitudinal judgments
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2016
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The effects of Chinese learners’ English acoustic-prosodic patterns on listeners’ attitudinal judgments

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