[BOOK][B] Intelligibility, oral communication, and the teaching of pronunciation
JM Levis - 2018 - books.google.com
A proper understanding of intelligibility is at the heart of effective pronunciation teaching,
and with it, successful teaching of speaking and listening. Far from being an optional'add-it …
and with it, successful teaching of speaking and listening. Far from being an optional'add-it …
Perceptual narrowing in the context of increased variation: Insights from bilingual infants
Human infants become native‐language listeners through a process of perceptual
narrowing. Monolingual infants are initially sensitive to a wide range of language‐relevant …
narrowing. Monolingual infants are initially sensitive to a wide range of language‐relevant …
[BOOK][B] Second language speech
L Colantoni, J Steele, PRE Neyra - 2015 - books.google.com
Second language acquisition has rapidly grown as a field over the past decade, as our
knowledge of the ways in which children and adults learn and use a second language has …
knowledge of the ways in which children and adults learn and use a second language has …
Amodal atypical neural oscillatory activity in dyslexia: A cross-linguistic perspective
It has been proposed that atypical neural oscillations in both the auditory and the visual
modalities could explain why some individuals fail to learn to read and suffer from …
modalities could explain why some individuals fail to learn to read and suffer from …
Acoustic cues to perception of word stress by English, Mandarin, and Russian speakers
Purpose This study investigated how listeners' native language affects their weighting of
acoustic cues (such as vowel quality, pitch, duration, and intensity) in the perception of …
acoustic cues (such as vowel quality, pitch, duration, and intensity) in the perception of …
Perception of predictable stress: A cross-linguistic investigation
Previous studies have documented that speakers of French, a language with predictable
stress, have difficulty distinguishing nonsense words that vary in stress position solely …
stress, have difficulty distinguishing nonsense words that vary in stress position solely …
On the perceptual origin of loanword adaptations: experimental evidence from Japanese
S Peperkamp, I Vendelin, K Nakamura - Phonology, 2008 - cambridge.org
Japanese shows an asymmetry in the treatment of word-final [n] in loanwords from English
and French: while it is adapted as a moraic nasal consonant in loanwords from English, it is …
and French: while it is adapted as a moraic nasal consonant in loanwords from English, it is …
Individual differences in L2 acquisition of English phonology: The relation between cognitive abilities and phonological processing
Research on individual differences has identified factors constraining second language (L2)
acquisition in terms of a global performance; yet little progress has been made in identifying …
acquisition in terms of a global performance; yet little progress has been made in identifying …
The development of comprehensible speech in L2 learners: A classroom study on the effects of short-term pronunciation instruction
J Gordon, I Darcy - Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, 2016 - jbe-platform.com
Develo** comprehensible speech is an important goal for L2 learners. At present, there is
clear evidence indicating that pronunciation instruction can help develop comprehensibility …
clear evidence indicating that pronunciation instruction can help develop comprehensibility …
Limits on bilingualism revisited: Stress 'deafness' in simultaneous French–Spanish bilinguals
We probed simultaneous French–Spanish bilinguals for the perception of Spanish lexical
stress using three tasks, two short-term memory encoding tasks and a speeded lexical …
stress using three tasks, two short-term memory encoding tasks and a speeded lexical …