Intonation as a perceptual cue in regulating the turn taking systems of English and Tunisian Arabic conversations
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSRJRME) - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
This article presents 2 studies that investigate the role of intonation as a perceptual cue that regulates turn taking in English and Tunisian Arabic (TA) conversations. Study 1 is based on exposing native speakers of English and Tunisian EFL learners of English to English isolated, filtered, and contextualised speech. They were asked to judge the turn type, a probable speaker change, and the cue used for their judgements. Study 2 is based on exposing the same TA respondents to TA data, following the same three tests. Results show that the two languages share the following features. Turn leave was indicated by a drop in energy, in inhales, and a fall in pitch (L%) at the end of the intonation phrase unit. Turn hold was indicated by a high final pitch contour (H%), an audible intake of breath, inter-pauses, filled pauses and a boundary mid level tone. Turn Take was identified by a rise of pitch (H*) in comparison with prior speech, after a low final pitch contour (L%), after a level or high final pitch contour (by interruption/overlap), after pauses and decrease in intensity. Besides, explicit instruction on intonation did not give valuable results as was expected.
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Dr. Rihab Hami
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