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Regional Melodic Characteristics of Northern English Dialects
- Authors: Shishova P.K.1
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- Moscow State Linguistic University, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
- Issue: No 3(897) (2025)
- Pages: 105-111
- Section: Linguistics
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2542-2197/article/view/286503
- ID: 286503
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The purpose of the article is to study the melodic сomponent of spontaneous English speech to highlight the distinctive features of northern dialects. The research methods include perceptive and acoustic analysis using the PRAAT program. The material included the recordings of unprepared speech samples of southern and northern dialect speakers. The results show that northern speech is characterised by a narrower range of speech, frequent use of level tones and ascending contours in the final sense-groups. Melodically, the northern male speech is more expressive than the female speech which sounds more monotonous.
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Polina Kirillovna Shishova
Moscow State Linguistic University, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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Email: pkshishova@gmail.com
PhD Student, Lecturer, Department of Phonetics of the English Language, Moscow State Linguistic University; Senior Lecturer, Department of Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication, Faculty of International Economic Relations, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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