The Interlanguage Rhythm of Algerian EFL Undergraduates
This paper is an attempt to classify the rhythm of the interlanguage produced by third year Algerian EFL students at Constantine 1 University. The nature of speech rhythm classes has been hotly debated as to whether it should be conceived as a discrete stress-timed vs. syllable-timed dichotomy or as...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Arabic |
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University of Constantine 1, Algéria
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Revue des Sciences Humaines |
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| Online Access: | https://revue.umc.edu.dz/h/article/view/2393 |
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| Summary: | This paper is an attempt to classify the rhythm of the interlanguage produced by third year Algerian EFL students at Constantine 1 University. The nature of speech rhythm classes has been hotly debated as to whether it should be conceived as a discrete stress-timed vs. syllable-timed dichotomy or as a continuum. The rhythm metrics measured in this study i.e. %V and ∆C, yield that the informants’ speech rhythm is rather ‘intermediate’, merging a stress-timed ∆C and a syllable-timed %V. Accordingly, the results obtained support those who believe that crosslinguistic interference in the area of phonology touches not only segments but also speech rhythm. |
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| ISSN: | 2588-2007 |