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8 - The Second Language Linguistic Perception Model

from Part II - Theoretical Models of Bilingual Phonetics and Phonology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2024

By
Paola Escudero  and
Kakeru Yazawa
Edited by
Mark Amengual
Mark Amengual
Affiliation:
University of California, Santa Cruz
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In this chapter, we thoroughly describe the L2LP model, its five ingredients to explain speech development from first contact with a language or dialect (initial state) to proficiency comparable to a native speaker of the language or dialect (ultimate attainment), and its empirical, computational, and statistical method. We present recent studies comparing different types of bilinguals (simultaneous and sequential) and explaining their differential levels of ultimate attainment in different learning scenarios. We also show that although the model has the word “perception” in its name, it was designed to also explain phonological development in general, including lexical development, speech production, and orthographic effects. The chapter demonstrates that the L2LP model can be regarded as a comprehensive theoretical, computational, and probabilistic model or framework for explaining how we learn the phonetics and phonology of multiple languages (sequentially or simultaneously) with variable levels of language input throughout the life span.

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L2LP modelbilingualismcomputational modelingstatistical modelingsecond language acquisitionspeech perceptionspeech productionlexical developmentspeech comprehensionword learningphonological theoryorthographyphonetic trainingcurriculum design
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The Cambridge Handbook of Bilingual Phonetics and Phonology , pp. 173 - 195
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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