Sound familiar? You have a solid vocabulary, you understand verb tenses, but when you start speaking, something goes wrong. People ask you to repeat yourself, you mix up words, and you feel like you ...
A question tag is when we turn a statement into a question by adding a tag at the end. For example, You're going to the ...
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript. You can also use a falling intonation in your question tags when you think you know the answer, but you want to check. For example: Ruby's going to ...
Developmental language disorder (DLD) affects around two children in each class. It hinders their acquisition and use of language, even if they do not have other auditory, intellectual or neurological ...
Prosody and intonation are fundamental components of spoken language, encompassing rhythm, stress, pitch variation and timing that go beyond mere lexical content. These suprasegmental features not ...
In this video, we explore how deaccenting in English intonation signals 'given information.' Various examples illustrate the concept of deaccenting, including iconic phrases like "Bond, James Bond," ...
The teaching and learning process is structured around asking and answering questions. In the delivery of instruction, teachers ask questions which students are expected to answer, and students ask ...