All Questions
Tagged with second-lang-acquisition phonology
12 questions
6
votes
1
answer
112
views
Why do nouns typically have their main stress on the penultimate while verbs on the ultimate (according to theories other than that of Hayes)?
I'm working on English stress acquisition by non-native speakers for my Master's Thesis. According to the theories of Hayes (1981) and, subsequently, Halle & Vergnaud (1987), extrametricality (i.e....
- 61
-4
votes
2
answers
99
views
Is Influence of Substratum's phonology biological? [closed]
As a follow up to a recent question (1) where it is argued that the effect of substrate on the second language is most remarkable in phonology:
Do you know if this has biological reasons in production ...
- 1,391
2
votes
1
answer
206
views
Are markedness and the Sonority Sequencing Principle both language universals?
I'm looking into transfer in second language acquisition, specifically on the syllable structure of other L1s transferring onto English. I'm discussing the impact of transfer as well as the impact of ...
2
votes
1
answer
285
views
English speakers inserting R in French words
I teach French to people from various background and first languages, but one thing that most English speakers do (even very proficient ones sometimes) is adding R sounds in words. Saying 'droi' for &...
- 21
2
votes
3
answers
160
views
Speakers of a foreign language in a nation sounding similar in 'mispronunciations'
For pronunciation of a foreign language, do foreign speakers from a certain country speak with the same accent because they learn in their country from someone with that accent, or their native ...
- 21
2
votes
1
answer
237
views
How to read and understand linguistics articles?
I was wondering if there is a good way to read and understand Quantitative linguistics articles that has graphs in it?
For example,
For a class, I am currently reading: "Recognition of spoken ...
- 194
2
votes
2
answers
313
views
Is it possible to speak like a native speaker of English by mastering the phonology?
I know some professors of phonetics teach phonetics(in a country like India) in a laboratory almost similar to that of the native speakers.But when they come out of the class their pronunciation does ...
- 1,238
3
votes
1
answer
300
views
Is it possible to talk about two different phonemes if they always have the same manifestations?
Both considering L1 speakers and L2 speakers.
It becomes a bit tricky involving L2 speakers. While a phoneme is defined as one of the units of sound that distinguishes one word from another in a ...
- 1,087
0
votes
0
answers
77
views
second-language phonology/L1 influence on L2 acquisition
I'm a writer, and I want to write a poem about how one's native language can interfere with the acquisition of a second language. I understand that this is studied in the field of second-language ...
5
votes
2
answers
7k
views
Are there marked/"hard" phonemes that are acquired very late or never by a substantial number of speakers?
Marked phonemes are those that require more effort during articulation or are "harder" to articulate. For example, the interdental fricatives /θ/ and /ð/ are considered to be marked. Marked phonemes ...
- 4,289
12
votes
3
answers
6k
views
Common problems in second language pronunciation
Transfer of some phonetic/phonological features from the first language to a second language is common in second language acquisition. For example, aspiration is not phonemic in English. Voiceless ...
- 4,289
2
votes
0
answers
2k
views
Theories on L1 transfer/interference in L2 pronunciation/phonetics/phonology
What theories explain the transfer of phonetic and phonological features from the first language to a second or foreign language?
How do these theories differ from each other?
Such theories should ...
- 4,289