32.3165, Books: Learning second language speech perception in natural settings: Felker

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Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2021 23:31:28
From: Janacy van Duijn Genet [lot at uva.nl]
Subject: Learning second language speech perception in natural settings: Felker

 


Title: Learning second language speech perception in natural settings 
Series Title: LOT Dissertation Series  

Publication Year: 2021 
Publisher: Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke (LOT)
	   http://www.lotpublications.nl/
	

Book URL: https://www.lotpublications.nl/learning-second-language-speech-perception-in-natural-settings 


Author: Emily Felker

Paperback: ISBN:  9789460933752 Pages: 185 Price: Europe EURO 30


Abstract:

Speech perception in a native language (L1) is usually an effortless process,
but second language (L2) speech perception is more challenging. For instance,
L2 listeners may have trouble hearing the difference between two sounds that
make a phonemic contrast in their L2 but not in their L1. Moreover, they may
be unfamiliar with accent-related variations in L2 speech sounds. These
difficulties can make it harder to recognize words while listening.

This thesis investigates three learning mechanisms, ranging from implicit to
explicit, that might improve L2 speech perception. First, implicit lexical
guidance is shown to promote perceptual learning of a novel L2 accent in
dialogue. Second, interactional corrective feedbackis shown to promote uptake
for L2 speech perception. Third, explicit phonetic instruction featuring
minimal word pairs is shown to improve phonological awareness and perception
of L2 contrasts, demonstrating the benefit of directing listeners’ attention
to specific sounds and phonetic cues.

Additionally, this thesis presents two methodological innovations for studying
speech processing with more natural materials and in more natural settings
than are typically used. First, it shows how the dictation task can be used to
study perception of conversational speech by scoring transcriptions with
measures that provide information about multiple aspects of the input that
listeners can recover. Second, it describes and validates the ventriloquist
paradigm, a new experimental method that incorporates pre-recorded speech into
a face-to-face dialogue between a researcher and participant, thereby
reconciling control over phonetic input with an interactive context.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition
                     Phonology


Written In: English  (eng)

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