中国学习者英语韵律焦点习得实验研究  

An experimental study on the acquisition of English prosodic focus by Chinese learners

作　　者：刘希瑞[1] 吴亚乐 贾冠杰[2] LIU Xirui;WU Yale;JIA Guanjie(School of Foreign Languages,Henan University of Technology,Zhengzhou 450001,China;School of Foreign Languages,Soochow University,Suzhou 215006,China)

机构地区：[1]河南工业大学外语学院,河南省郑州市450001 [2]苏州大学外国语学院,江苏省苏州市215006

出　　处：《外语教学与研究》2021年第6期887-899,960,共14页Foreign Language Teaching and Research

基　　金：河南省教育厅人文社科项目“河南大学生英语韵律焦点习得实验研究”(2018-ZZJH-127);河南省高等学校青年骨干教师培养计划项目“英语语音交际教学模式构建与应用研究”(2021GGJS062)的阶段性成果。

摘　　要：韵律焦点作为语调的一个成分,是近年来二语语音研究的新话题。本文采用诱导性半自然话语语料,基于一个完整的言语交际链,以英语母语者为参照,从音高运动、音高峰对齐、时长等产出指标及感知评判两方面考察中国学习者英语韵律焦点习得的全貌,并探讨感知与产出之间的关系。研究发现,与母语者相比,中国学习者音高变化丰富性欠佳、音域较窄、音高峰对齐时间偏晚,这些问题在宾语窄焦中尤为突出;感知正确率及感知与产出之间的相关度因焦点类型不同而异。以上发现对二语韵律焦点习得和教学以及言语交际发展具有重要启示。Prosodic focus,as a component of intonation,is a new topic in the study of second language speech in recent years.From the perspective of a whole speech chain and with semi-spontaneous speech as stimuli and native English speakers as the reference group,this paper investigates the acquisition of English prosodic focus by Chinese learners in terms of pitch movement,pitch peak alignment,duration and perception,and explores the correlation between perception and production.The results show that,compared with native speakers,Chinese learners’pitch patterns are less varied,the pitch range is narrower,and the pitch peak alignment is relatively delayed.These problems are particularly prominent in the object contrastive focus condition;the correct rate of perception and its correlation with production varies with different focus types.These findings have important implications for the acquisition and teaching of prosodic focus and the achievement of effective communication.

关 键 词：韵律焦点 音高运动 音高峰对齐 时长 感知 

分 类 号：H319.3[语言文字—英语]