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Direct linkSolon, Megan; Long, Avizia Y.; Gurzynski-Weiss, Laura – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2017
This study tests the theoretical predictions regarding effects of increasing task complexity (Robinson, 2001a, 2001b, 2007, 2010; Robinson & Gilabert, 2007) for second language (L2) pronunciation. Specifically, we examine whether more complex tasks (a) lead to greater incidence of pronunciation-focused language-related episodes (LREs) and (b)…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Statistical Analysis, Pronunciation, Phonetics
Download full textMa, Lin – 1994
A study investigated to what extent adult native speakers of Mandarin Chinese learning English as a second language could pronounce the five front vowels of American English, how difficult this was, and which vowels were most difficult. Subjects were 16 Chinese university students and spouses and 16 American students. All subjects were recorded…
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Adult Learning, College Students, Contrastive Linguistics
