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20 - Acquisition of Segmental Phonology in Adult Bilingualism

from Part IV - The Phonetics and Phonology of the Bilingual Adult

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2024

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Jeffrey Steele
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Mark Amengual
Mark Amengual
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University of California, Santa Cruz
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Summary

This chapter examines the acquisition of vowels and consonants in perception and production during typical second language (L2) acquisition by sequential, dominant bilinguals. The acoustic and articulatory studies reviewed serve to illustrate general patterns of L2 segmental learning with a focus on four principal themes, each structured around one or two main research questions: 1) cross-linguistic influence (How does a sequential, dominant bilingual’s first language shape L2 segmental perception and production?); 2) development (Are there universal patterns to L2 segmental speech development? Are certain vocalic and consonantal phenomena acquired more easily?); 3) inter- and intralearner variability (What are the sources of differences in perception and/or production between learners and for the same learner over time and in different communicative contexts?); and 4) training effects (What are the effects of training on learning? How do variables such as task and stimuli type condition effectiveness?).

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second languagespeech productionspeech perceptionconsonantsvowelscross-linguistic influencedevelopmentvariabilityindividual differencestraining
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The Cambridge Handbook of Bilingual Phonetics and Phonology , pp. 448 - 470
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Print publication year: 2024

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