Prosodic Marking of New and Given Information in English and Mandarin by Chinese Speakers

IF 0.2 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Man Jiang
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Abstract

Second-language speakers have been found to face difficulties marking prosodic features of new and given information in English. Chinese English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners speak English with a different intonation from L1 speakers, which can lead to misunderstanding. However, there is a dearth of research on the prosodic marking of new and given information by Chinese English speakers and on the extent to which Mandarin might influence the marking of new and given information. To fill this research gap, an empirical study of the prosodic features of English and Mandarin was conducted using a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods to investigate the prosodic marking of new and given information in English and Mandarin by Chinese speakers. The results show that the prosodic marking of new and given information in English and Mandarin was similar with new information having a longer duration and a larger pitch range.
汉语使用者对英语和汉语新信息和已知信息的韵律标注
人们发现,以第二语言为母语的人在标记英语新信息和给定信息的韵律特征方面存在困难。中国的外语英语学习者说英语的语调与母语者不同,这可能会导致误解。然而,关于中国英语使用者对新信息和给定信息的韵律标记以及普通话对新信息和给定信息标记的影响程度的研究却很少。为了填补这一研究空白,本文采用定性和定量相结合的研究方法,对英语和普通话的韵律特征进行了实证研究,探讨了中国人对英语和普通话中新信息和给定信息的韵律标记。结果表明,英语和普通话对新信息和已知信息的韵律标记相似,新信息的持续时间更长,音高范围更大。
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