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Individual Differences in the Acquisition of Language-Specific and Dialect-Specific Allophones of Intervocalic /d/ by L2 and Heritage Spanish Speakers Studying Abroad in Sevilla
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Regan, Brendan – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
This study examines the role of language proficiency and other individual factors (attitudes, input) in the acquisition of language-specific [ð] and dialect-specific [Ø] allophones of Spanish intervocalic /d/ in the /ado/ context by L2 and heritage Spanish speakers during a short-term study abroad in Sevilla, Spain. Twenty L2-intermediate, 10…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Spanish
Native and Nonnative Perception of Western Andalusian Spanish /s/ Aspiration in Quiet and Noise
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Del Saz, María – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
Many college students set out on Study Abroad Programs to other countries in which the variant of the foreign language spoken in the region differs from the variant to which learners have been exposed. This study explores the perception of L2 Western Andalusian Spanish aspiration of word-final /s/ by L1 American English listeners, in relation to…
Descriptors: College Students, Study Abroad, Second Language Learning, Language Variation
Influence of the Native Language on Sensitivity to Lexical Stress: Evidence from Native Arabic and Hebrew Speakers
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Segal, Osnat; Kishon-Rabin, Liat – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
Arabic stress is predictable, varies across words, and does not have a contrastive role, whereas, Hebrew stress although nonpredictable, carries contrastive value. Stress processing was assessed in speakers of the two languages at three processing levels: discrimination, short-term memory, and metalinguistic awareness. In Experiment 1, Arabic…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Native Language, Metalinguistics, Phonology
Social Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Native Speaker Evaluations of Non-Native Speech.
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Ryan, Ellen Bouchard – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1983
Research on native speakers' reactions to learners' speech has used an interpersonal (speaker/learner) perspective, and the broader social psychological research on language attitudes has taken an intergroup perspective. The two perspectives provide complementary interpretations of native speakers' evaluations of nonnatives' speech. (MSE)
Descriptors: Intergroup Relations, Interpersonal Relationship, Language Attitudes, Language Proficiency
Linguistic and Conversational Adjustments to Non-Native Speakers.
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Long, Michael H. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1983
Studies of native speakers' linguistic adjustment for communication with nonnative speakers indicate that, although the modifications sometimes result in ungrammatical speech, more often they provide well-formed and appropriate input for the listener. Several reasons for these adjustments are identified. It appears nonnative speakers cannot…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Interpersonal Communication, Language Attitudes, Language Proficiency
Native Reactions to Non-Native Speech: A Review of Empirical Research.
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Eisenstein, Miriam – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1983
Recent research on native speakers' reactions to nonnative speech that views listeners, speakers, and language from a variety of perspectives using both objective and subjective research paradigms is reviewed. Studies of error gravity, relative intelligibility of language samples, the role of accent, speakers' characteristics, and context in which…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Intonation, Language Attitudes, Language Proficiency