Rhythm in Ethiopian English: Implications for the Teaching of English Prosody

Autor/in	Gashaw, Anegagregn
Titel	Rhythm in Ethiopian English: Implications for the Teaching of English Prosody
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 5 (2017) 1, S.13-19 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2202-9478
Schlagwörter	Language Rhythm; Language Variation; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Foreign Countries; Syllables; Phonology; Pronunciation; Semitic Languages; Native Language; Intonation; Pronunciation Instruction; Second Language Instruction; Computer Software; Acoustics; Teaching Methods; Ethiopia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachrhythmus; Sprachenvielfalt; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Ausland; Silbe; Fonologie; Aussprache; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Ausspracheübung; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Akustik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Äthiopien
Abstract	In order to verify that English speeches produced by Ethiopian speakers fall under syllable-timed or stress-timed rhythm, the study tried to examine the nature of stress and rhythm in the pronunciation of Ethiopian speakers of English by focusing on one language group speaking Amharic as a native language. Using acoustic analysis of the speeches recorded from four Amharic speaking learners and two Canadian native speakers of English, comparison was made between pitch contours and length of speeches between speech samples of Amharic speakers with native speakers who are used in this study as a point of reference. The result of acoustic analysis showed that Amharic native samples displayed actual peaks on almost all words, taking longer time of articulation. It can be said that acoustic measures the study used for prosodic assessment of Ethiopian English exemplified the most occurring production tendencies of pronunciation that learners should give attention to. English pronunciation teaching to Ethiopians should involve the practice of stressing, un-stressing and rhythm to help learners improve their pronunciation from the influence of the syllable-timed rhythm of their mother tongue. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01