Open AccessThe Effect of IP Constituent Position and Foot Complexity on Timing in Polish Learner's English Pronunciation
Author(s) -
Andrzej Porzuczek
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
research in language
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2083-4616
pISSN - 1731-7533
DOI - 10.2478/v10015-010-0007-4
Subject(s) - pronunciation , syllable , linguistics , foot (prosody) , stress (linguistics) , psychology , speech recognition , computer science , philosophy
A comparison of native and Polish learners' performance shows similar durations of stressed and pitch accented syllables. The unstressed syllables and syllable clusters, on the other hand, are significantly longer in non-native speech, and the discrepancies increase at lower phrasal prominence levels, especially in the preheads. Similar results for both groups have been obtained with respect to the number of consecutive unstressed syllables (foot complexity). The same test repeated after seven months of pronunciation training reveals a considerable tendency towards native speech timing, although the differences concerning low prominence levels remain significant