A STUDY OF ENGLISH INTONATION IN INDONESIAN EFL LEARNERS

Article Sidebar

PDF
Published: Sep 2, 2015

Main Article Content

Roni Nursyamsu
Department of English Education, University of Kuningan, Indonesia
Lukluk Argita Munif
Department of English Education, University of Kuningan, Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract: This study examined the patterns of intonation and kinds of information structure that occur in EFL learners. The objectives of this study were: (1) to know the patterns of intonation that occur in EFL learners; (2) to know kinds of information structure that occur in EFL learners. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative and the subjects of this study is a debater and also a student in English Department at one of private university in Kuningan, West Java. Techniques of collecting data used in this research were library research, observation and interview. Halliday’s theory and PRAAT Software Analysis use in this research to analyze the data. Based on the data analysis, it can be known that: (1) There were 5 kinds of intonation pattern used by the speaker: fall, rise (final), rise (non-final), fall-rise (final), fall-rise (non-final); (2) There were 158 clauses with 25 independent clauses and 133 dependent clauses from the respondent’s performance; (3) There were three systems from information structure: tonality, tonicity, and tone; (4) In tonality system, H-TS-T with the percentage 18% was the most pattern used by the respondent; (5) Given-New-Given (G-N-G) with the precentage 36% was mostly used in her performance based on tonicity system; (6) Incomplete information (rise non-final) was the most dominant intonation pattern used by the respondent with the precentage 33%.

Keywords: intonation, information structure, EFL learners

Article Details

How to Cite
Nursyamsu, R., & Munif, L. A. (2015). A STUDY OF ENGLISH INTONATION IN INDONESIAN EFL LEARNERS. English Review: Journal of English Education, 1(2), 223-230. Retrieved from https://journal.uniku.ac.id/index.php/ERJEE/article/view/215
Issue
Vol 1, No 2 (2013)
Section
Articles

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  • Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

References

Carr, P. (2008). A glossary of phonology. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Chun, D. M. (2002). Discourse intonation in L2. California: Jhon Benjamin Publicing Company.
Clarisse. (2008). Debating : A brief introduction for beginners. Canada: Debating SA Incorporated.
Creswell, J. W. (2007). Qualitative inquiry & research design: Choosing among five approaches. 2nd Edition. California: Sage Publications.
Flick, U. (2009). An introduction to qualitative research. 4th Edition. California: Sage Publications.
Gussenhoven. (2002). State-of-the-article glot international, 6(9/10), 276
Halliday, M. A. K. (1970). A course in spoken English: Intonation. London: OUP
Halliday, M. A. K. (1985). An introduction to functional grammar. London: Arnold.
Harmer, J. (2002). The practice of English language teaching. 3rd Edition. Cambridge: Pearson Education Ltd.
Lacy, P. (2007). The Cambridge handbook of phonology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Marlett, S. (2001). An introduction to phonology analysis. Dakota: University of North Dakota.
McMahon, A. (2002). An introduction to English phonology. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Odden, D. (2005). Introducing phonology: Cambridge introductions to language and linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Parker, R. and Tim G. (2002). The phonology of English: An introduction for teachers of ESOL. London: Elb Publishing
Quinn, S. (2005). Debating. Brisbane: Act.
Roach, P. (1991). English phonetics and phonology: A practical course. 2nd Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Simpson, J. & E. Weiner. (2010) The Oxford English dictionary. 3rd Edition. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Tench, P. (2005) Talking intonation in Speak Out! 34: 3-15 ISSN: 1026-4345