Prosodic configuration of interrogative sentences in Spanish spoken by Brazilians

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26378/rnlael1734521

Keywords:

prosody, interlanguage, Spanish LE/L2, spontaneous speech

Abstract

In this paper, we present the prosodic characteristics of the 42 interrogative utterances emitted by 12 informants of Spanish spoken by Brazilians, extracted from a corpus of spontaneous speech. For the study, we have followed the premises and protocols of Prosodic Speech Analysis (Cantero 2019) and have analyzed the dynamic profile, the intensity relationships between the tonal peaks of the vowels, and the rhythmic one, the durations between the same previous peaks. . Our results indicate a tendency for duration to contribute notable values to the interlanguage prosody of Brazilian speakers, both in itself, in unstressed syllables of phonic words, and because of its contrast or complementarity with the melody.

Author Biographies

Miguel Mateo Ruiz, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

PhD from the University of Barcelona, UB (2014)- PhD Programme in Language and Literature Teaching. Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona (2011-16). Adjunct Professor/DE at the Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Department of Neo-Latin Letters. Member of the Postgraduate Programme in Neo-Latin Letters (UFRJ). Postdoctoral researcher María Zambrano at UB since April 2022. Member of the research groups GrEFAp (Grupo de Estudos em Fonética Aplicada, in Brazil) and GREP (Grup Recerca Entonació i Parla, in Barcelona). Member of the editorial team of the journal Phonica.

Aline Fonseca de Oliveira, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

PhD from the University of Barcelona, UB (2013)- PhD Programme in Language and Literature Teaching. Postgraduate degree in Linguistics Applied to the Teaching of the Spanish Language from the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE (2004). Postgraduate degree in Training of Teachers of Spanish as a Foreign Language from the University of Barcelona, UB (1999). Assistant Professor at the Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, UFRPE. Department of Letters. Member of the Postgraduate Programme in Applied Linguistics, Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Leader of GrEFAp - Grupo de Estudos em Fonética Aplicada (Applied Phonetics Study Group). Member of the editorial team of the Revista Horizontes de Linguistica Aplicada.

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Published

2023-04-17

How to Cite

Mateo Ruiz, M., & Fonseca de Oliveira, A. (2023). Prosodic configuration of interrogative sentences in Spanish spoken by Brazilians. Nebrija Journal of Applied Linguistics to Language Teaching, 17(34), 95–118. https://doi.org/10.26378/rnlael1734521

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 34 (2023): Spring 23

Section

Thematic section "Computer Learners Corpora..."

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