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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Dear all, <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">I was wondering if anyone of you has any ideas about sharing with me literature, ideas about the topic and sharing contacts of colleagues working on second/foreign language acquisition of suprasegmentals, in particular intonation. I am writing my PhD thesis and my main research question is </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">how can the different proficiency of near-native accent of adult second language learners be explained. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">As far as I am informed the area of segmentals has been far more researched than the one about acquiring (in the case of immigrants) or learning (in the case of foreign language learners) of the suprasegmentals. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">I would be extremely happy if you inform me about some person who has the same research interests (or if you are one of them) so that we can exchange ideas (or maybe I found an additional supervisor). <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Also, I was wondering about what kind of software you use in order to transcribe intonation. I have heard about PRAAT and looked at their home page. After installing the program, it seems to me too complicated, so I am not quite sure which parameters are used for intonation. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">I would be grateful for any input or information that can help me. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Thank you in advance <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Tanja Angelovska M.A. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></div><br>
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