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    • 影响中国英语学习者语音评测的显著特征研究
      • 作者:程欣|责编:董颖
      • 出版社:南京大学
      • ISBN:9787305254673
      • 出版日期:2022/08/01
      • 页数:268
    • 售价:21.2
  • 内容大纲

        本书着眼于中国英语学习者的语篇朗读评测,采用理性回顾与语料库数据分析相结合的研究方法,旨在发现并验证影响中国英语学习者语音总体印象评分和精细分项评分的显著语音特征。研究结果将为后续建设精细的语音评测量表,发展诊断性的语音评测、改进计算机辅助语音训练和自动语音评测系统提供实证依据;同时,研究还将对我们了解和认识英语作为国际通用语的核心语音特征贡献力量。本书是国内第一本系统考察二语语音特征与语音评测之间关系的专著,对外语语音教学与测试具有直接指导价值。
  • 作者介绍

        程欣,南京大学博士,现就职于南京大学大学外语部。主要研究方向包括应用语言学、实验语音学、英语口语评测等。长期从事南京大学本科生《大学英语视听说》课程的授课,是《高级英语口语》课程负责人,主持慕课《英语口语进阶》。曾主持江苏省社科联项目一项,参与教育部项目两项、国家社科基金项目两项。在《外语与外语教学》《外语电化教学》等权威期刊发表论文。曾获得外研社杯“教学之星”大赛全国总决赛一等奖。
  • 目录

    前言
    Preface  
    Acknowledgements  
    Chapter One  INTRODUCTION
      1.1  Background
      1.2  Need for the study  
      1.3  Outline of the dissertation  
    Chapter Two  LITERATURE REVIEW  
      2.1  Definition of key concepts  
        2.1.1  Pronunciation
        2.1.2  Criterial features
      2.2  Second language pronunciation assessment  
        2.2.1  Competing paradigms
        2.2.2  Factors influencing the pronunciation assessment
        2.2.3  Automated scoring
      2.3  Criterial features in L2 pronunciation assessment  
        2.3.1  The Mixed-method approach to identify criterial features
        2.3.2  Phonological categories derived from theories
        2.3.3  Phonological categories derived from rating scales
        2.3.4  Phonological features derived from empirical studies
        2.3.5  Summary of the phonological features identified in the literature
        2.3.6  Relative contribution of the phonological features
    Chapter Three  METHODOLOGY
      3.1  Research questions
      3.2  Speech corpus  
        3.2.1  RESCCL
        3.2.2  The speech samples for this study
        3.2.3  Read English Speech Corpus of Native American Speakers
      3.3  Phase- I study
        3.3.1  Speech samples in Phase I
        3.3.2  Speech coding in Phase I
        3.3.3  Data analysis in Phase I
      3.4  Phase-II study
        3.4.1  Speech coding in Phase II
        3.4.2  Data analysis in Phase II
      3.5  Summary
    Chapter Four  RESULTS AND DISCUSSION I : The Validation of Criteriai Features
      4.1  Segmental features
      4.2  Prosodic features
        4.2.1  Intonation features
        4.2.2  Stress features
        4.2.3  Rhythmic features
      4.3  Fluency features
      4.4  Discussion
        4.4.1  Features that significantly contributed to the pronunciation ratings
        4.4.2  Features that failed to significantly contribute to the pronunciation ratings
    Chapter Five  RESULTS AND DISCUSSION II : Distinguishing the Holistic Rating Levels
      5.1  Segmental features
      5.2  Prosodic features
        5.2.1  Intonation features

        5.2.2  Stress features
        5.2.3  Rhythmic feature
      5.3  Fluency features
        5.3.1  Speed
        5.3.2  Breakdown features
      5.4  Discussion
        5.4.1  Features distinguishing all the levels
        5.4.2  Features distinguishing between the lower levels
        5.4.3  Features distinguishing between the high and lower levels
        5.4.4  The feature failing to distinguish across holistic rating levels
      5.5  Summary
    Chapter Six  RESULTS AND DISCUSSION III : Predicting the Analytic Ratings
      6.1  Segmental features
        6.1.1  Checking the assumptions for regression
        6.1.2  The regression model for the segmental ratings
      6.2  Prosodic features
        6.2.1  Checking the assumptions for regression
        6.2.2  The regression model for the prosodic ratings
      6.3  Fluenc3, features
        6.3.1  Checking the assumptions for regression
        6.3.2  The regression model for the fluency ratings
      6.4  Discussion
        6.4.1  Segmental predictors
        6.4.2  Prosodic predictors
        6.4.3  Fluency predictors
      6.5  Summary
    Chapter Seven  CONCLUSION
      7.1  Major findings
        7.1.1  The validation of the criterial features
        7.1.2  The role of the criterial features in distinguishing the holistic rating levels
        7.1.3  The differential contribution of the criterial features to the analytic ratings
      7.2  Implications
        7.2.1  Implications for the conceptualizations of pronunciation
        7.2.2  Implications for pronunciation teaching
        7.2.3  Implications for pronunciation testing
      7.3  Limitations
      7.4  Suggestions for future research
    References
    Appendix A: Text of the read dialogues
    Appendix B: Categorization of the within-sentence pauses
    Appendix C. Locations of boundary tones examined for tone deviation
    Appendix D. Syllables possible to be stressed in the read text
    Appendix E: Possible locations for accented syllables and sampled tonic/weak syllables

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