Production and Perception of the English /ae/-/?/ Contrast in Switched-Dominance Speakers

Autor/inn/en	Casillas, Joseph V.; Simonet, Miquel
Titel	Production and Perception of the English /ae/-/?/ Contrast in Switched-Dominance Speakers
Quelle	In: Second Language Research, 32 (2016) 2, S.171-195 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0267-6583
DOI	10.1177/0267658315608912
Schlagwörter	Pronunciation; Auditory Perception; Phonetics; Spanish; Bilingualism; Second Language Learning; Language Fluency; North American English; Language Variation; English (Second Language); Language Dominance; Spanish Speaking; Task Analysis; Age Differences; Native Language; Statistical Analysis; Females; Undergraduate Students; Arizona + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aussprache; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik; Phonetik; Fonetik; Spanisch; Bilingualismus; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Amerikanisches Englisch; Sprachenvielfalt; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Sprachliche Dominanz; Aufgabenanalyse; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Statistische Analyse; Weibliches Geschlecht
Abstract	This study investigates how fluent second-language (L2) learners of English produce and perceive the /ae/-/?/ vowel contrast of Southwestern American English. Two learner groups are examined: (1) early, proficient English speakers who were raised by Spanish-speaking families but who became dominant in English during childhood and, as adults, lack communicative abilities in Spanish, and (2) Spanish-speaking late learners of English who continue to be dominant in Spanish. The participants provided data in three tasks: one production and two perceptual. The study finds that both learner groups differ from native controls in their production and perception of the /ae/-/?/ contrast. The findings shed light on our understanding of the relative effects of age (at onset of language exposure) and language dominance (at time of testing) by showing that sequential bilingualism impacts phonetic behavior even when speakers have become dominant in the target language. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01