Korean Learners’ Production of English Sentence Stress:A Syntagmatic Observation
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The present study examined Korean learners’ production of English sentence stress which has been known to affect native listeners’ comprehension. The investigation was conducted syntagmatically in terms of acoustic cues (vowel duration, pitch (f0), and intensity) used for 8 accented words. Comparisons were made between two focus types (broad vs. narrow) and two word types (content vs. function). A total of 39 participants were divided into three groups based on their length of residence in an English speaking country: Long Residence, Experienced, and Inexperienced Group. The results showed that, first, the narrow focus was more easily learned than broad focus. Second, the accentuation in broad focus was especially problematic when it occurred on function words. Third, some Korean learners marked the accented words by varying f0 cues with ease. In EFL context, more consideration of English sentence stress is needed in the instruction of English pronunciation for the learners to be better understood in the communicative context. Furthermore, it should be considered important that Korean learners be taught not to reduce function words and not to rely on the f0 cues too heavily when accentuation is needed in the given context.
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The present study examined Korean learners’ production of English sentence stress which has been known to affect native listeners’ comprehension. The investigation was conducted syntagmatically in terms of acoustic cues (vowel duration, pitch (f0), and intensity) used for 8 accented words. Comparisons were made between two focus types (broad vs. narrow) and two word types (content vs. function). A total of 39 participants were divided into three groups based on their length of residence in an English speaking country: Long Residence, Experienced, and Inexperienced Group. The results showed that, first, the narrow focus was more easily learned than broad focus. Second, the accentuation in broad focus was especially problematic when it occurred on function words. Third, some Korean learners marked the accented words by varying f0 cues with ease. In EFL context, more consideration of English sentence stress is needed in the instruction of English pronunciation for the learners to be better understood in the communicative context. Furthermore, it should be considered important that Korean learners be taught not to reduce function words and not to rely on the f0 cues too heavily when accentuation is needed in the given context.
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