Prosody in the Production and Processing of L2 Spoken Language and Implications for Assessment

Prosody in the Production and Processing of L2 Spoken Language and Implications for Assessment

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This article offers an extended definition of prosody by examining the role of prosody in the production and comprehension of L2 spoken language from mainly a cognitive, interactionalist perspective. It reviews theoretical and empirical L1 and L2 research that have examined and explored the relation...

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Main Author: Christos Theodoropulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2014-12-01
Series:Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SALT/article/view/1294
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spelling doaj-d0b542d782f64509b049940ad33431ce2020-11-25T02:28:41ZengColumbia University LibrariesStudies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL2689-193X2014-12-0114210.7916/salt.v14i2.1294Prosody in the Production and Processing of L2 Spoken Language and Implications for AssessmentChristos TheodoropulosThis article offers an extended definition of prosody by examining the role of prosody in the production and comprehension of L2 spoken language from mainly a cognitive, interactionalist perspective. It reviews theoretical and empirical L1 and L2 research that have examined and explored the relationships between prosodic forms and their functions at the pragmatic and discourse levels. Finally, the importance and the various dimensions of these relationships in the context of L2 assessment are presented and the implications for L2 testing employing new technologies and automated scoring systems are discussed. https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SALT/article/view/1294
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description This article offers an extended definition of prosody by examining the role of prosody in the production and comprehension of L2 spoken language from mainly a cognitive, interactionalist perspective. It reviews theoretical and empirical L1 and L2 research that have examined and explored the relationships between prosodic forms and their functions at the pragmatic and discourse levels. Finally, the importance and the various dimensions of these relationships in the context of L2 assessment are presented and the implications for L2 testing employing new technologies and automated scoring systems are discussed.
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