Nuclear placement transfer in english and spanish :a desk-based research study[tesis]

Abstract

The main aim of this research is to analyse and identify possible nuclear placement transfer patterns between English and Spanish. From the results of this research, a second objective emerges: to provide evidence for future teaching of English suprasegmentals, based on the absence of these language aspects in the National Curriculum. For this purpose, Desk-based research model is used, which analyses systematically existing literature and post-lexical accentuation patterns in different types of sentences in both languages, especially nuclear placement. The data used are obtained from a qualitative literary review, which comprehends the selection and classification of multiple references. It is hoped that the results reveal positive nuclear accentuation patterns along with the analysis of the intonation group, as well as the similarities and differences present in both languages. Although this research does not contemplate a proposal, it is an approximation to the teaching of English suprasegmentals and a challenge for further research.