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Miquel Llompart – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2024
This study presents a reanalysis of existing data to investigate whether a relationship between perception and production abilities regarding a challenging second-language (L2) phonological contrast is observable (a) when both modalities must rely on accessing stored lexical representations and (b) when there is an asymmetry in task focus between…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Pronunciation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Zaltz, Yael; Segal, Osnat – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2022
The acquisition of a second language (L2) may be challenging in adulthood, as the phonological system of the native language (L1) can sometimes limit the perception of phonological contrasts in L2. The present study aimed to (a) examine the influence of an L1 (Hebrew) that lacks a phonemic contrast for vowel length on the ability to discriminate…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Vowels, Native Language, Second Language Learning