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    Persian is Typologically known as an SOV language; verbs mostly appear at the end of the verb phrase. But it shows the word order properties of SVO languages‚ too. Persian has a free word order‚ that is‚ it is possible to change the order of the verb‚ its complements‚ and adjuncts in different ways‚ without affecting the grammaticality of the sentence. The properties of Persian regarding three parameters of the Minimalist Program that is relevant to the topic are the following: - Head Position

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    Lecture Intonation in English Outline     1. Intonation: definition‚ approaches‚ functions. 2. Components of intonation and the structure of English tone-group. 3. Sentence stress. 4. Rhythm. 1. Intonation: definition‚ approaches‚ functions. Intonation is a language universal. There are no languages which are spoken without any change of prosodic parameters but intonation functions in various languages in a different way. What is the role intonation plays in the language? Intonation

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    SPEAKING SKILLS STRESS AND INTONATION: While speaking a word‚ we use extra force in uttering some syllable or syllables in that word. This extra force is called stress and the syllable is called stressed syllable. In the following words‚ the syllables in bold letters show stress. father | fa-ther | First syllable is stressed | insult | In-sult | Second syllable is stressed | TWO TYPES OF STRESS: There are two types of stress.

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    Lesson plan KSSR Year 4 Learning focus: Listening and Speaking Theme: World of Self‚ Family and Friends Topic: What do you like? Learning Standard: 1.1.1 Able to speak with correct word stress 1.1.2 Able to listen to and recite poems‚ tongue twisters and sing songs paying attention to pronunciation‚ rhythm and intonation. Objective: By the end of this lesson‚ pupils will be able to pronounce words and speak confidently with the correct stress‚ rhythm and intonation. Time: 9.15 a.m.

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    The poem is comprised of six quatrains in rhymed couplets in an AABB pattern which have perfect rhyme with the exception of two couplets that occur in the first and last quatrain which are imperfect rhyme. The unmatched couplets are identical to one another‚ since the second quatrain is only a repetition of the first with the exception of one word. The unmatched rhyme occurs between the words ‘eye’ and ‘symmetry’ which‚ though they end in an e sound‚ do not rhyme perfectly as the other couplets

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    In poetry‚ many poets use prosody to bring their writing to life. Prosody is the pronunciation of a poem‚ and it usually includes elements such as sound‚ rhyme‚ alliteration‚ assonance‚ onomatopoeia‚ rhythm‚ stress‚ and meter. These effects can take poetry to a completely different level‚ beyond only imagery. In the poem‚ ?The Word Plum‚? by Helen Chasin‚ examples of alliteration and onomatopoeia are used to bring her subject‚ a plum‚ to life. In the first line‚ Chasin begins with a very basic description

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    make its readers suspend their objections and judgments‚ opening a room to rethink and explore on the subject. Using two poet’s works as comparison‚ we can see how prosody can be represented in the text. Using selected poems by these two writers‚ Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks‚ also helps us in determining how significant prosody in the completeness of the poems. Born in 1902‚ Langston Hughes was raised mainly by his maternal grandmother‚ who was also a great influence in his life. Though

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    literal phrases‚ monotonous neutral literal phrases‚ and monotonous sad literal phrases. Prosody stimuli included each of the 15 literal phrases expressed with both happy and sad intonation. Background music stimuli included happy instrumental music‚ neutral instrumental music and sad instrumental music. Throughout the pre-test phase‚ a group of 10 adults heard recordings of monotonous phrases‚ phrases with prosody‚ and excerpts

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    fluent readers were placed in the high ability reading groups. In the past‚ our district used a reading program that gave very little focus to reading fluency and few strategies for improvement. It assessed fluency based on rate and accuracy—not prosody. The previous reading series also failed to assess the students’ comprehension after they read independently. The non-fluent readers spent so much effort on word identification; it is difficult for them to enjoy reading the selection. I believe

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    and adhered to his scholars and teachers until he became the first teacher in Basra in Arabic language‚ grammar‚ music and Arabic prosody. His best known contributions are Kitab al-’Ayn regarded as the first dictionary (lexicon) of the Arabic Language‚ the current standard for Harakat (vowel marks in Arabic script)‚ and the invention al-’arud (the study of Arabic prosody)[1]. Al-Ayn is an Arabic lexicon in which‚ we can say‚ Al-Khalil has mentioned and collect all the words’ roots of Arabic Language

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