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DESCRIPTION:This article examines the phonological and pragmatic properti
 es of canonical tag questions (CTQs) in English (L2) and Serbian (L1). W
 hile English CTQs are attested to be realized with either rise or fall\,
  depending on the pragmatic function entailed\, their Serbian counterpar
 ts are deemed only available with an H% contour\, i.e. as obligatorily i
 nformation-soliciting questions (Godjevac 2000b\, i.a.). This article ch
 allenges this allegation by suggesting that a falling tone can also be u
 tilized in rhetorical questions via five contextualized recorded dialogu
 es and a Likert scale\, with 30 first-year phonologically uninstructed a
 nd 30 third-year phonologically instructed Serbian native English underg
 raduate university students. The results displaying a somewhat positive 
 response to the hypothesis (35% either + 20% fall)\, with a far greater 
 predilection for rises (35% either + 45% rise)\, the next step was to te
 st the presence of interphonological transfer into English. In 40 record
 ed dialogues\, the respondents were to be tested for the recognition of 
 the (i) tone and (ii) pragmatic functions of English CTQs. The results i
 ndicate that\, while third-year students are better at telling the rises
  apart from the falls (p<0.05)\, there is no significant difference betw
 een them and first-year students in discriminating between the two tones
 ' pragmatic functions (p>0.05). However\, the fact that the participants
  recognize English rises with their concomitant functions better than th
 e falls taken together (p<0.001)\, and coupled with the fact that the ri
 se seems to be the tone of choice in Serbian CTQs\, the findings clearly
  indicate that there is a significant interphonological transfer from Se
 rbian into English\, pointing to a need for an earlier introduction of p
 honology courses.
URL:programm.stuts79.de/events/1503.html
SUMMARY:Canonical Tag Questions in English and Serbian: A Perception Stud
 y on their Intonation and Pragmatic Functions
ORGANIZER:stuts79
LOCATION:stuts79 - DOR 24 1.501
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