TY - BOOK AU - Ewa Kusz PY - 2019 CY - Berlin, Germany PB - Peter Lang Verlag SN - 2364-7558 SN - 9783631802700 TI - Musical Intelligence and Its Impact on English Pronunciation Skills in the Process of Second Language Acquisition DO - 10.3726/b16166 UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1057850 N2 - This book delves into the convergence between musical intelligence and L2 pronunciation skills. It starts with a detailed description of the theory of Multiple Intelligences proposed by Howard Gardner (1983) with particular reference to musical intelligence. It also constitutes an attempt at describing the relationship between musical intelligence and other intelligences. A detailed description of the prosodic features of speaker's pronunciation skills is the "prelude" to the methodology of research, as well as the research results, which take into consideration some of the most problematic issues, including the outcomes obtained from Wing's musical intelligence test and pronunciation test measured by three independent English native speakers and by Praat. KW - Musical aptitude, Articulation, Phonetics, Language Learning, Praat, Assessment of speaking LA - English ER -