Research Article

Intonation in L2 Discourse: Research Insights: Book Review

Authors

  • Hongjie Zhang Ocean University of China, No. 238 Songling Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
  • Jingna Li Ocean University of China, No. 238 Songling Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China

Abstract

This book originates exactly from the interest in the discourse functions of intonation. It investigates the phonetic, phonological, and pragmatic functions of L2 English intonation in spoken discourse, grounded in Halliday’s systemic functional linguistic theories and taking advantage of a contrastive inter-language corpus approach. Structurally comprised of ten chapters, the compelling volume is split into two parts. The first part of the volume consists of the theoretical framework and the empirical methodology on which the present research is founded. The second part of the volume includes the findings from contrastive inter-language corpora analysis of Spanish L2 learners and English L1 intonation, analyzing and depicting the intonation patterns used by English L2 and L1 speakers. Surely, this well-organized book is worth reading, especially for researchers and graduate students in applied linguistics and English language teaching.

Article information

Journal

International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation

Volume (Issue)

6 (3)

Pages

217-220

Published

2023-03-26

How to Cite

Zhang, H., & Li, J. (2023). Intonation in L2 Discourse: Research Insights: Book Review . International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 6(3), 217–220. https://doi.org/10.32996/ijllt.2023.6.3.24

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Keywords:

intonation, interlanguage, corpora, discourse, function