This thesis contrasts the accent and intonation systems between English and Japanese. Comparison has been made on the accent systems in single words, compounds and phrases, and on the intonation patterns and emphatic intonation, on the basis of description of each item in the two languages.The two languages differ from each other in the systems and some phenomena of accent, but share its function.English and Japanese have the same major types of intonation pattern at the end of the sentence, but the place of intonation peak differs between the languages. In some sentence types, the two languages use the intonation patterns in the opposite way. The role of intonation in emphatic expression is the same in both languages.This thesis also touches upon the rhythmic differences and predictions of the difficulties of Japanese speakers of English.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/182382 |
| Date | January 1981 |
| Creators | Joto, Akiyo |
| Contributors | Stahlke, Herbert F. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | v, 85 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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