ERIC Number: EJ1201929
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Publication Date: 2018
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Voice Onset Time as an Indicator of Interlanguage: Evidence from Turkish-Accented English
Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, v14 n4 p272-284 2018
There is controversy in the literature on language acquisition concerning whether L2 learners develop separate systems for the two languages or they construct a unitary system for both (i.e. interlanguage). Here we investigate whether Voice Onset Time (VOT) can provide evidence supporting one of the two perspectives mentioned. To assess the research question, we asked 16 Turkish speakers of English to produce 30 words (both in Turkish and in English) starting with oral plosives in a prevocalic word-initial position. 8 native speakers of English also produced the same English words to provide us with English VOT norms. A comparison of mean VOT values revealed that Turkish speakers of English produce English /b, d, g/ with VOT values that are intermediate to the short-lag phonetic norm of English and the pre-voiced VOT norm of Turkish. We consider this an indication of the development of interlanguage VOT patterns.
Descriptors: Interlanguage, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Turkish, Oral Language, Native Speakers, Comparative Analysis, Pronunciation, Phonetics, Language Patterns, College Students, Audio Equipment, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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