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Ullakonoja, Riikka
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Vaihto-opiskelusta potkua ääntämisen oppimiseen
2011
Да. Это вопрос! (Da. Eto vopros!) on väitöskirjani (Ullakonoja 2011) otsikon alku. Se kuvaa hyvin työni lähtökohtia, eli sitä, kuinka suomalaisen tuottama kysymys да (da) eli niinkö, saattaa kuulostaa venäläisen korvaan väitelauseelta siinä käytetyn intonaation takia. Niinpä suomalainen voi joutua tarkentamaan это вопрос (eto vopros) eli tämä on kysymys. nonPeerReviewed
Pausing as and Indicator of Fluency in the Russian of Finnish Learners.
2008
Previous research shows that pausing and disfluencies are common in non-native speech. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between fluency and pausing in Russian read-aloud speech of 12 Finnish university students and examine their fluency development during a 3.5-month study-period in Russia. To assess fluency, 30 Russian teachers rated the students’ speech samples (on a 1–5 scale). The samples were then analysed perceptually and acoustically for pause frequency, duration and placement. Results show that pausing can be an indicator of foreign language fluency and that most students develop considerably in their Russian readaloud fluency during their stay in Russia. He…
Comparison of Pitch Range in Finnish (L1) and Russian (L2)
2007
The aim of the present study is to investigate whether the pitch range of a speaker can vary according to the language he speaks. The hypothesis is tested on Finnish university students studying Russian as a foreign language before and after their stay in Russia. First, the global pitch range (max – min) is determined. Second, the pitch range in different types of utterances (declarative, question, exclamation) is examined by superimposing pitch contours. The results indicate that the learners have a narrower pitch range and a less variable pitch than native speakers both in L1 and L2. However, the results also suggest that L2 experience seems to help most students to produce a more native-…
Perception of L2 Fluency in Study Abroad Context
2008
This article discusses the results of and on-going study investigating twelve Finnish university students' fluency in three Russian L2 reading aloud tasks administrered before, during and after their period of study abroad. Here, we discuss the students' self-evaluated fluency and their responses to questions concerning the development of their pronunciation skills, comparing these with the fluency ratings given to them by Finnish teachers of Russian. peerReviewed