Essays about: "accent 1"

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  1. 1. Neural Asymmetry in the Perception of South Swedish Word Accents

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Fonetik

    Author : Huayuan Cui; [2023]
    Keywords : speech perception; South Swedish; Swedish word accents; mismatch negativity; MMN; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : South Swedish, as a dialect of modern Swedish, has two tonal word accents, accent 1 and accent 2. Regarding these two word accents, there are three groups of hypotheses on which one is more lexically specified. READ MORE

  3. 2. The role of word accents in semantic processing in South Swedish

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Fonetik

    Author : Jinhee Kwon; [2023]
    Keywords : Word accents; spoken word recognition; prediction; ERP; N400; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Prosodic cues can aid speech processing by adding semantic information in lexical tones or functional information in intonational tones. Swedish word accents are considered to have stronger grammatical functions than semantic roles, although they are shaped by both lexical and intonational information structure. READ MORE

  4. 3. Teachers’ Views on Teaching English Pronunciation : A Phenomenographic Study of Upper-secondary Teachers’ Views and Reported Practices

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Axel Tegnered; Jonas Rentner; [2021]
    Keywords : English pronunciation; pronunciation instruction; pronunciation teaching; teachers’ views on pronunciation; English as a foreign language; language instruction; language skills; intelligibility; comprehensibility; nativeness; pronunciation model;

    Abstract : This study investigates Swedish upper-secondary teachers’ views and reported practices regarding pronunciation instruction in the English-as-a-foreign-language classroom. It adopts a mixed-method design, analysing qualitative data collected from a focus-group interview (N=4) and quantitative data collected from an online survey (N=54). READ MORE

  5. 4. L2 word accent production in Swedish: An experimental study on adult learners of Swedish with non-tonal L1 background

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Ana Ramírez Maraver; [2021]
    Keywords : Second Language Acquisition; perception; production; prosody; fundamental frequency; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Previous research has shown that intermediate-advanced L2 learners of Swedish with a non-tonal L1 can use word accents to predict the upcoming suffix as L1 Swedish speakers do. This was also the case of low-intermediate L2 learners who produced word accents after being instructed on the Swedish prosodic system. READ MORE

  6. 5. Holistic and combinatorial processing of Swedish tone accents in the brain: An MMN study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Renata Kochancikaite; [2019]
    Keywords : tone accents; Swedish; phonology; morphology; accent 1; accent 2; neurolinguistics; EEG; event-related potentials; MMN; mismatch negativity; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : All words in Swedish have a particular melody. There are two tonal patterns that are observed in different prosodic and morphological contexts – accent 1 and accent 2. The tone of accent 1 is the default melody in Swedish and is said to be of intonational nature. READ MORE