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looking for volunteers to take part in a linguistic experiment
Submitted by Natalya Naumova <natasha_nau@list.ru> on 16/Sep/2009
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Hi people!
My name is Natalya. I am a post-graduate. I work and study at the department of the English language in Vladimir State University for the Humanities. Now I’m trying to finish my thesis. I study the accent and stress problem in English verbs with prefixes. To make my research sound real I need to make an experiment with people who speak British English. I would be very grateful if you and/or your friends will agree to help me and participate in my experiment.
The experiment is in the following. In the attached file to this letter there is a Questionnaire.
Step 1 – You need just read (record on the dictaphone), spontaneously, the verbs in the table. This sound file will be very important for me. I will use it for the computer program PRAAT to make the necessary conclusions about accent in verbs.
Step 2 – You need to answer two questions: à) mark in each verb the most strong vowels, as far as you perceive. You can just underline them in the verbs; b) answer the question «Can you perceive the beginning of each word as an independent part (prefix)» - here you can say “yes or no” or even give some comments.
Step 3 – I would be pleased if you leave some short information about you.
On the whole, after the experiment there would be two files – the sound one and the one with the questionnaire (filled). I would be very grateful if you mail me these two files to: natasha_nau@list.ru
If you do not find all this difficult, I will really appreciate your help.
Thank you for your time spent on this message.
QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Read (record) these verbs:
accept
decide
consolidate
consider
belittle
elect
discount
perform
embarrass
instruct
misjudge
escape
distribute
abolish
coincide
decamp
eliminate
outline
predestine
represent
transform
survive
under-expose
replace
preserve
misinform
produce
unmask
subject
underestimate
forerun
combine
approach
demolish
communicate
export
incorporate
prospect
receive
disappear
remember
overcome
promote
refund
direct
forget
associate
deliver
acknowledge
conclude
predispose
overestimate
recall
provide
collaborate
absent
accompany
import
reorganize
overcrowd
outbalance
reaffirm
reduplicate
understand
submit
coordinate
decrease
comment
reconsider
prepay
outpace
recommend
procreate
intervene
believe
establish
contribute
exceed
disclose
improve
mistrust
proceed
permit
surpass
deflate
encourage
internationalize
enlarge
perpetuate
reassure
employ
occur
expatriate
disembody
decompounds
refrigerate
subjoin
demobilize
discover
rehabilitate
depolarize
emerge
2. Mark in each word the strongest vowels (underline or use the bold type).
3. Can you perceive the beginning of each word as an independent part (a prefix)?
4. A few words about yourself: name, age, place of residence, occupation
THANK YOU !!!
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