The effect of explicit training on the prosodic production of L2 sarcasm by Dutch learners of English
Previous research [9] suggests that Dutch learners of (British) English are not able to express sarcasm prosodically in their L2. The present study investigates whether explicit training on the prosodic markers of sarcasm in English can improve learners’ realisation of sarcasm. Sarcastic speech was elicited in short simulated telephone conversations between Dutch advanced learners of English and a native British English-speaking ‘friend’ in two sessions, fourteen days apart. Between the two sessions, participants were trained by means of (1) a presentation, (2) directed independent practice, a... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | conferenceObject |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2015 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26646588 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0029-7E4A-2 |