The Importance of Language Experience and Proficiency on Production of Second Language Prosody: Evidence from the Analysis of Prosodic Features
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This study investigates how production of second language (L2) prosody (i.e., pitch accent, phrase accent, and intonational boundary) are varied as functions of L2 experience and proficiency by Koreans learning English. In this study, 43 Korean college students were required to read aloud a paragraph in English (adapted from Huang and Jun, 2011) in an individual reading task. In addition to that, the participants were required to complete a report that showed the participants' English experience, i.e., the age of acquisition, the length of English learning experience, and TOEIC scores. For factors affecting language learning experience and proficiency, multiple regression analysis were performed to examine the correlation between the two factors, i.e., L2 experience and proficiency and three prosodic features which are pitch accent, phrase accent, and intonational boundary, which were analyzed in Praat speech analysis software. Results indicated that L2 proficiency is more associated with pitch accents whereas L2 experience is more correlated with phrase accents and intonational boundary. The results are discussed in terms of L2 prosody for pedagogical implications.
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This study investigates how production of second language (L2) prosody (i.e., pitch accent, phrase accent, and intonational boundary) are varied as functions of L2 experience and proficiency by Koreans learning English. In this study, 43 Korean college students were required to read aloud a paragraph in English (adapted from Huang and Jun, 2011) in an individual reading task. In addition to that, the participants were required to complete a report that showed the participants' English experience, i.e., the age of acquisition, the length of English learning experience, and TOEIC scores. For factors affecting language learning experience and proficiency, multiple regression analysis were performed to examine the correlation between the two factors, i.e., L2 experience and proficiency and three prosodic features which are pitch accent, phrase accent, and intonational boundary, which were analyzed in Praat speech analysis software. Results indicated that L2 proficiency is more associated with pitch accents whereas L2 experience is more correlated with phrase accents and intonational boundary. The results are discussed in terms of L2 prosody for pedagogical implications.
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