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Jasuk Kim; Eun-Joo Lee – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2023
Pronunciation plays a crucial role in oral communication within a second language. Recently, the interest in English language learning among elderly adults has led to increased participation of older learners in lifelong education programs in Korea. However, there is a paucity of empirical studies on this specific learner group. This article…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Pronunciation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Barrientos, Fernanda – Second Language Research, 2023
The extent to which exposure to new phonemic contrasts (i.e. contrasts that are present in the L2 but not in the L1) will lead to the creation of a new phonemic category in L2 speakers, as well as the phonological nature of these categories, remains an open question insofar as there is no consensus on whether acquiring a new contrast would result…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Phonology
Amanda Mahnaz Yazdani – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation investigated how a bilingual's experiences can affect how their first language pronunciation can differ from monolingual speakers of their two languages. We used a methodology incorporating quantitative phonetic measurements of voice onset time and vowel formants, grammar and vocabulary tests, and qualitative measures of language…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Phonetics, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Kitikanan, Patchanok – English Language Teaching, 2020
Perceptual assimilation is a well-known task; however, there is no study on the assimilation pattern of the English monophthongs by L2 Thai learners. The aims of this study are to explore the perceptual assimilation patterns of the British English monophthongs to Thai monophthongs by L2 Thai learners and to examine the effect of L2 experience on…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Variation, Thai
The Effect of L2 Experience on Second Language Acquisition of Mandarin Consonants, Vowels, and Tones
Hao, Yen-Chen – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study investigated English speakers' perception of Mandarin sounds, aiming to answer three major questions. First, does the perceived similarity between Mandarin and English sounds affect learners' acquisition of Mandarin sounds? Second, do the groups with different amounts of Mandarin experience differ in their perception of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Mandarin Chinese, Native Language, Phonemes