Anabela Rato
Biographic Data
| ID | 1642378 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anabela Rato |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anabela |
| FAMILY NAME | Rato |
| SIGNATURE | RATO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7822-8580 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Does phonetic training benefit word learning
Recent research has shown that adult learners can rapidly acquire novel words of a foreign language by tracking cross-situational statistics, but learning is substantially reduced when the target words are phonologically similar and contain non-native contrasts. We expand on this research by investigating whether perceptual discrimination training on non-native target contrasts facilitates cross-situational learning of new words (CSWL). Our desig…
Returnee bilingualism and the dynamics of heritage language attrition and re-stabilization
Effects of phonetic training and cognitive aptitude on the perception and production of non-native speech contrasts
Research on second language (L2) speech learning suggests that incidental perception training can lead to the establishment of non-native phonological categories. The present study contributes to this line of enquiry by investigating how this training is mediated by individual differences in working memory capacity and domain-general auditory processing abilities. In our study, 130 native British English speakers without prior knowledge of Portug…
Syllable position effects in the perception of L2 Portuguese /l/ and /ɾ/ by L1-Mandarin learners
This study reports syllable position effects on second language (L2) Portuguese speech perception, revealing that L2 segmental learning may be prone to an influence from the suprasegmental level. The results show that first language (L1) Mandarin learners had diminished performance on the discrimination between the target Portuguese liquids (/l/ and /ɾ/) and their position-dependent deviant productions, suggesting that the cause of their perceptu…
Experimental Portuguese Linguistics
As manifestações linguísticas e culturais na construção de uma cidadania global
Este texto reflete sobre como poderão atividades didáticas sobre manifestações linguísticas e culturais, representativas da diversidade e da riqueza do mundo lusófono, contribuir para a construção de uma cidadania global, na aula de português como língua adicional. Para tal, e, depois de uma breve introdução, numa primeira secção de natureza mais teórica (secção 2), exploraremos o nosso objeto de estudo, inscrevendo-o no campo da educação, em ger…
Second language perception of English vowels by Portuguese learners
The present study investigated L2 English vowel perception and the effect of stimulus type on the identification of vowel segments that present difficulties for Portuguese learners. It also examined the effect of subject factors such as age of acquisition, length of formal instruction, language use and vocabulary size, on the L2 learners’ perceptual performance. Twenty-nine adult Portuguese learners of English were tested on six English vowels (/…
Perceptual categorization of English vowels by native European Portuguese speakers
This study reports the results of a perceptual assimilation task (PAT) used to assess the degree of perceived cross-language (dis)similarity between the vowel inventories of European Portuguese (L1) and American English (L2) and, thus, predict difficulty in the perception and production of non-native vowels. Thirty-four native European Portuguese speakers completed a PAT, in which they mapped both L2 English and L1 Portuguese vowels to native vow…
Introdução
Introdução à Revista Linguí∫tica 14(2
Comparing the Outcomes of Early and Late Acquisition of European Portuguese
The present paper compares the linguistic competence of German-Portuguese bilinguals with upper-intermediate German L2 learners (L2ers) of EP (European Portuguese) and with monolingual Portuguese speakers. The bilingual speakers are heritage speakers (HSs), who were raised bilingually with EP as the minority language and German as the majority language. The aim of our comparison is to verify in which way different input sources and maturational e…
Global Accent in the Portuguese Speech of Heritage Returnees
The present study examined whether heritage speakers (HSs) of European Portuguese (EP) who were born or moved to a German-speaking country before the age of eight years were perceived as native speakers of EP. In particular, this study intended to determine whether a change of linguistic environment, length of residence in a migrant context, length of residence in the country of origin before migration and after remigration, and age at return cou…
Percepção de sons de língua estrangeira
O objetivo deste artigo é informar pesquisadores sobre alguns procedimentos metodológicos necessários para desenvolver testes de percepção e tarefas de treinamento perceptual. Após apresentar uma breve explicação sobre testes de discriminação e identificação, o artigo mostra como elaborar um teste perceptual em dois software livres diferentes: Praat e TP. Embora o Praat seja uma ferramenta excelente para elaborar experimentos de percepção, pode n…
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Percepção de sons de língua estrangeira
O objetivo deste artigo é informar pesquisadores sobre alguns procedimentos metodológicos necessários para desenvolver testes de percepção e tarefas de treinamento perceptual. Após apresentar uma breve explicação sobre testes de discriminação e identificação, o artigo mostra como elaborar um teste perceptual em dois software livres diferentes: Praat e TP. Embora o Praat seja uma ferramenta excelente para elaborar experimentos de percepção, pode n…
Global Accent in the Portuguese Speech of Heritage Returnees
The present study examined whether heritage speakers (HSs) of European Portuguese (EP) who were born or moved to a German-speaking country before the age of eight years were perceived as native speakers of EP. In particular, this study intended to determine whether a change of linguistic environment, length of residence in a migrant context, length of residence in the country of origin before migration and after remigration, and age at return cou…
Comparing the Outcomes of Early and Late Acquisition of European Portuguese
The present paper compares the linguistic competence of German-Portuguese bilinguals with upper-intermediate German L2 learners (L2ers) of EP (European Portuguese) and with monolingual Portuguese speakers. The bilingual speakers are heritage speakers (HSs), who were raised bilingually with EP as the minority language and German as the majority language. The aim of our comparison is to verify in which way different input sources and maturational e…
Perceptual categorization of English vowels by native European Portuguese speakers
This study reports the results of a perceptual assimilation task (PAT) used to assess the degree of perceived cross-language (dis)similarity between the vowel inventories of European Portuguese (L1) and American English (L2) and, thus, predict difficulty in the perception and production of non-native vowels. Thirty-four native European Portuguese speakers completed a PAT, in which they mapped both L2 English and L1 Portuguese vowels to native vow…
Introdução
Introdução à Revista Linguí∫tica 14(2
Second language perception of English vowels by Portuguese learners
The present study investigated L2 English vowel perception and the effect of stimulus type on the identification of vowel segments that present difficulties for Portuguese learners. It also examined the effect of subject factors such as age of acquisition, length of formal instruction, language use and vocabulary size, on the L2 learners’ perceptual performance. Twenty-nine adult Portuguese learners of English were tested on six English vowels (/…
As manifestações linguísticas e culturais na construção de uma cidadania global
Este texto reflete sobre como poderão atividades didáticas sobre manifestações linguísticas e culturais, representativas da diversidade e da riqueza do mundo lusófono, contribuir para a construção de uma cidadania global, na aula de português como língua adicional. Para tal, e, depois de uma breve introdução, numa primeira secção de natureza mais teórica (secção 2), exploraremos o nosso objeto de estudo, inscrevendo-o no campo da educação, em ger…
Experimental Portuguese Linguistics
Syllable position effects in the perception of L2 Portuguese /l/ and /ɾ/ by L1-Mandarin learners
This study reports syllable position effects on second language (L2) Portuguese speech perception, revealing that L2 segmental learning may be prone to an influence from the suprasegmental level. The results show that first language (L1) Mandarin learners had diminished performance on the discrimination between the target Portuguese liquids (/l/ and /ɾ/) and their position-dependent deviant productions, suggesting that the cause of their perceptu…
Effects of phonetic training and cognitive aptitude on the perception and production of non-native speech contrasts
Research on second language (L2) speech learning suggests that incidental perception training can lead to the establishment of non-native phonological categories. The present study contributes to this line of enquiry by investigating how this training is mediated by individual differences in working memory capacity and domain-general auditory processing abilities. In our study, 130 native British English speakers without prior knowledge of Portug…
Does phonetic training benefit word learning
Recent research has shown that adult learners can rapidly acquire novel words of a foreign language by tracking cross-situational statistics, but learning is substantially reduced when the target words are phonologically similar and contain non-native contrasts. We expand on this research by investigating whether perceptual discrimination training on non-native target contrasts facilitates cross-situational learning of new words (CSWL). Our desig…
Returnee bilingualism and the dynamics of heritage language attrition and re-stabilization
Linguistic Variation and Morphology (7 works) · Linguistics (7 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Phonetics and Phonology Research (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Portuguese (6 works) · Perception (5 works) · First language (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · European Portuguese (3 works)