The Acquisition of Chinese as a Second Language Pronunciation
This book is the first edited book to cover a wide range of issues related to Chinese as a second language (CSL) speech, including tone and segment acquisition and processing, categorical perception of tones, CSL fluency, CSL intelligibility/comprehensibility and accentedness, and pronunciation pedagogy. Moreover, the book addresses both theoretical and pedagogical issues. It offers an essential go-to book for anyone who is interested in CSL speech, e.g. CSL speech researchers, Chinese instructors, CSL learners, and anyone interested in second language speech.
| ISBN: | 9789811538087 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 328 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Herausgeber: | Yang, Chunsheng |
| Verlag: | Springer Singapore |
| Veröffentlicht: | 23.03.2021 |
| Untertitel: | Segments and Prosody |
| Schlagworte: | Accent and Comprehensibility Acquisition and Processing Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) L2 Pronunciation Segments and Prosody chinese |
Chunsheng Yang is an Associate Professor of Chinese and Applied Linguistics at the University of Connecticut. His main focus areas are the acquisition of second language prosody (tones, intonation, stress, and rhythm) and second language pronunciation teaching and research. He has published numerous articles and one monograph (The Acquisition of Second Language Mandarin Prosody: From Experimental Studies to Pedagogical Practice by John Benjamins Publishing Company) in these areas. He is also interested in Chinese linguistics, Chinese pedagogy, computer-assisted language learning, and applied linguistics in general.