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Особености на паралингвистичните елементи при говоренето на чуждестранните студенти
Peculiarities of Paralinguistic Elements in Speaking at Foreign Students

Author(s): Albena Dobreva, Violeta Tacheva
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Applied Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Philology
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”

Summary/Abstract: The research presented focuses on the peculiarities of the paralinguistic elements in speaking at foreign Bulgarian language studying students. Subject of the study are the nonverbal aspects of behavior of students in the process of communication. In-depth analyzed are the phonation (rate, timbre, voice pitch) and kinetic (posture, facial expression, gesture) features in the oral production of 150 foreign students from the Medical University of Varna. There have also been summarized researches by leading Bulgarian and foreign experts who have had a significant contribution in the field of communication and paralinguistics. The results presented in the study are useful in achieving a more effective communication among foreign Bulgarian language studying students.

  • Issue Year: 10/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 125-135
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Bulgarian