THE LEARNABILITY OF ENGLISH METRICAL PARAMETERS BY ADULT SPANISH SPEAKERS

Authors
Citation
J. Archibald, THE LEARNABILITY OF ENGLISH METRICAL PARAMETERS BY ADULT SPANISH SPEAKERS, IRAL. International review of applied linguistics in language teaching, 31(2), 1993, pp. 129-142
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Language & Linguistics","Education & Educational Research
ISSN journal
0019042X
Volume
31
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
129 - 142
Database
ISI
SICI code
0019-042X(1993)31:2<129:TLOEMP>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
In this paper I outline the results of a study done on adult speakers of Spanish learning English. First, I present some relevant facts abou t English and Spanish stress assignment. Then I list the words which w ere given to the Spanish subjects, and the reasons underlying the choi ces. The results of this study are discussed in terms of such things a s the proper domain for extrametricality, and the transfer of L1 extra metricality markings. I conclude with some data from acquisition of st ress in L1 (Spanish and English).