To acquire good listening and comprehension skillsFocus on intonation devices• Pitch patterns = melody• Timing = rhythm
Intonation variation in the speech, todistinguish the range on what we say
Importance (Brow, 1997)- essential to recognize syllables and try to identify the message
To understand this 2 devices on languageLearning, learners must be instructed ofintonation and its physical devices
Pitch changeLengthening Vowel clarity
Intonation: Musical Signals of English
Basic elements (pitch and timing)
Are learned in different ways in differentlanguages, that the become automatic
Learners don’t realize they are speaking w/ themusic of old language
Transforming new info old infoEnglish uses intonation to mark distinction b/ new
info and old info
A: I’ve lost an umbrellaB: A lady’s umbrellaA: Yes, a lady’s umbrella with stars on it. Green stars.
Transforming new info old infoEnglish uses intonation to mark distinction b/ new
info and old info
A: I’ve lost an umbrellaB: A lady’s umbrellaA: Yes, a lady’s umbrella with stars on it. Green stars.