An Investigation of the Phonetic Variation of the Word-Initial /l/ and /n/ Across Regional Varieties of Mandarin [0.03%]
普通话方言中声母/l/和/n/的发音变异调查研究
Fenqi Wang,Delin Deng,Ratree Wayland et al.
Fenqi Wang et al.
This study investigates how word-initial /l/ and /n/ are phonetically realized in Mandarin Chinese as produced by speakers from three regions: Beijing (close to Standard Mandarin), Changsha (where Xiang, which contains /l/ but not /n/, is a...
How Much Do We Imitate in a Non-Native Language? Explicit Versus Implicit Imitation in L2 Speech [0.03%]
二语口语模仿中显隐性学习的效果差异研究
Arkadiusz Rojczyk,Pavel Šturm,Joanna Przedlacka et al.
Arkadiusz Rojczyk et al.
Previous research on imitation in L1 has shown that explicit instructions generally generate more robust convergence with the model talker than implicit instructions. However, this regularity has not gained sufficient empirical attention in...
Motivation, Anxiety, and Enjoyment in L2 Pronunciation: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study [0.03%]
二语发音中的动机、焦虑和享受：一项横断面与纵向研究
Tao Jiang,Yingli Yang
Tao Jiang
Echoing recent calls for exploring skill-specific individual-difference factors, this two-part study investigated the predictive effect of pronunciation anxiety, enjoyment, and motivation on Chinese university English-as-a-foreign-language ...
Allophonic Variation in L1 and L2 English Laterals: Evidence from L1 Japanese-L2 English Speakers [0.03%]
以说日语为第一语言的英语学习者为例的第一语言和第二语言英语边音的 allophonic变异现象研究
Takayuki Nagamine
Takayuki Nagamine
Second language (L2) learners often face a number of obstacles in acquiring target-like speech production patterns. This study examines L1 Japanese speakers' production of L2 English /l/ to investigate how they implement position-dependent ...
A Cross-Language Comparison of Length Perception in Italian-Learning Adults [0.03%]
以成人意大利语学习者为对象的长度知觉跨语言对比研究
Andrea Pešková,Kateřina Chládková
Andrea Pešková
This study investigates how adult learners perceive segmental length in L2 Italian. We tested 104 learners from 5 L1 backgrounds that differ in their phonological treatment of quantity: Finnish (vowel and consonant length), Czech and Slovak...
Alignment to a Mandarin Target Correlates With Talker Discrimination Ability in Tibetan-Mandarin Bilinguals [0.03%]
藏语-汉语双语者中的对话语音鉴别能力与标准普通话的偏离程度有关
Yanbing Hu,Xiaofeng Ma
Yanbing Hu
Extracting talker identity from speech signals is a core perceptual function, yet the mechanisms underlying second Language (L2) identity processing remain unclear. Grounded in the DIVA model and Source-Filter Theory, this study investigate...
Is KO OK? Segmentation of Consonant- and Vowel-Initial Words in German-Learning Infants [0.03%]
KO可以吗？学德语的婴儿辅音和元音开头词的切分能力
Natalie Boll-Avetisyan,Tom Fritzsche,Leonardo Piot et al.
Natalie Boll-Avetisyan et al.
Infants develop the ability to segment words from continuous speech from the age of 6 months onwards. However, in French- and English-learning infants, this ability initially appears to be restricted to consonant-initial words. Vowel-initia...
How Do Ukrainian Learners of German Process Lexical Stress? Evidence from Production and Perception [0.03%]
德语词重音的加工：乌克兰德语学习者产出与感知角度实证研究
Klymentii Myslyvyi,Bettina Braun
Klymentii Myslyvyi
This study examines (a) the prosodic cues to stress and focus in Ukrainian speakers in their first language (L1 Ukrainian) and in a second language (L2 German), as compared to German speakers and (b) the influence of F0 during online word r...
Cross-Linguistic Influences on the Production of Third Language German Vowel Length Contrasts by Cantonese-English Bilingual Learners [0.03%]
粤语英语双语学习者第三语言德语元音长短对立发音的跨语言影响
Yanjiao Zhu,Peggy Pik Ki Mok
Yanjiao Zhu
This study examined the read speech of vowel length contrasts produced by Cantonese-English-German trilinguals, comparing their performance with that of Mandarin-English-German trilinguals, Cantonese-English bilinguals, native English speak...
The Role of Production in Prediction: Bidirectional Causal Evidence From Articulatory Suppression and Speech Shadowing [0.03%]
言语产生的双向因果作用：来自发音抑制和复述的证据
Shun Liu,Suiping Wang,Xiqin Liu
Shun Liu
Although the production system is thought to play a vital role in language prediction, direct evidence demonstrating both enhancement and suppression of real-time prediction within a consistent paradigm is scarce. To explore this problem, o...