L2 phonological development in speech production during study abroad
The present study investigates the impact of a 3-month study abroad (SA) period on second language (L2) phonological development in speech production by means of acoustic-phonetic measures, as well as listeners’ assessment of perceived foreign accent (FA). Speech samples were collected from 23 bilin...
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| Tipo de documento: | tese |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2013 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | CBUC, CESCA |
| Repositório: | TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/128624 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/10803/128624 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Phonetics Phonology Second language acquisition Study abroad English Spanish Catalan English as a Second Language (ESL) English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Speech production Bilingualism Multilingualism Fonética Fonología Adquisición de segundas lenguas Estancias en el extranjero Inglés Español Catalán Inglés como segunda lengua Inglés como lengua extranjera Producción del habla Bilingüismo Multilingüismo 81 |
| Resumo: | The present study investigates the impact of a 3-month study abroad (SA) period on second language (L2) phonological development in speech production by means of acoustic-phonetic measures, as well as listeners’ assessment of perceived foreign accent (FA). Speech samples were collected from 23 bilingual Spanish/Catalan learners of English before (Pre-test) and after (Post-test) SA. Acoustic-phonetic measures consisted of measurements for voice onset time (VOT) in voiceless plosives and for vowel duration and quality, together with error rate scores resulting from the computation of pronunciation errors. Perceived FA measures were obtained from a group of native listeners (n=20) and another group of non-native listeners (n=37) who performed a rating task. Results failed to yield a large effect of SA in VOT and vowel measures, although they indicated a slight decrease in perceived FA and a significant improvement in error rate scores after SA. High correlations were found between the acoustic-phonetic measures and the FA ratings. |
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