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Learning the Marshallese Phonological System: The Role of Cross-language Similarity on the Perception and Production of Secondary Articulations
- Source :
- Language and Speech. 59:462-487
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2016.
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Abstract
- The current study determines the influence of cross-language similarity on native English speakers’ perception and production of Marshallese consonant contrasts. Marshallese provides a unique opportunity to study this influence because all Marshallese consonants have a secondary articulation. Results of discrimination and production tasks indicate that learners more easily acquire sounds if they are perceptually less similar to native language phonemes. In addition, the degree of cross-language similarity seemed to affect perception and production and may also interact with the effect of orthography.
- Subjects :
- 060201 languages & linguistics
Consonant
Linguistics and Language
Sociology and Political Science
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First language
Marshallese
Phonetics
06 humanities and the arts
General Medicine
Language and Linguistics
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Linguistics
030507 speech-language pathology & audiology
03 medical and health sciences
Speech and Hearing
Perception
0602 languages and literature
Similarity (psychology)
language
Secondary articulation
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Orthography
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Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17566053 and 00238309
- Volume :
- 59
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Language and Speech
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....550addcace89a10d53176d7fc58e611f