Al Athar مجلة الأثـــــــــــــــر
Volume 15, Numéro 26, Pages 79-88
2016-09-30
The Rhythmic Classification Of Algerian Efl Undergraduates’ Interlanguage: A Comparison Of Two Approaches
Authors : Alouache Amel .
Abstract
This paper investigateswhether the interlanguage rhythm produced by 20 third year Algerian EFL students at Mentouri Universityis classified as a discrete category or along a continuum. The rhythm metrics (%V and ∆C), yield that the informants’ speech rhythm is ‘intermediate’, merging a stress-timed ∆C and a syllable-timed %V.The study also calculates nPVI and rPVI and compares the results obtained from both set of metrics with those found in Hamdi(1).The comparison revealsthat %V and ∆C are the best rhythm metrics in classifying the present interlanguage rhythm.
Keywords
Interlanguage rhythm, stress-timed/syllable-timed vs. continuum, rhythm metrics: %V and ∆C/ nPVI and rPVI.
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