Perception of children's vs. adult L2 learners' errors

[Laura Morett]

I am in the process of writing my qualifying paper, and one of my  
sections focuses on differences in children's vs. adult L2 learners'  
phonological acquisition.  Does anyone know of any research concerning  
how children's and L2 learners' pronunciation errors are perceived by  
their interlocutors? It seems intuitive that children's errors would  
be more likely to be overlooked and would be perceived as "cute,"  
whereas L2 learners' errors would be more likely to be perceived as  
"annoying" (and perhaps even as "uneducated"); however, I have as yet  
been unable to locate any research substantiating this claim, and I am  
admittedly not very well-versed in this particular line of research.   
If any such research exists, I would greatly appreciate if if you  
could point me to it.

Thanks,
Laura


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Laura Maribeth Morett
Ph.D. Student
Cognitive Psychology Area
Department of Psychology
University of California, Santa Cruz

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