On the Role of Cognitive Abilities in Second Language Vowel Learning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10255009 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Payam Ghaffarvand Mokari (0000-0002-1816-2783, University of Eastern Finland, corresponding author), Stefan Werner (0000-0001-5176-8114, University of Eastern Finland) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 260-280 |
| Publication date | 2019-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language and Speech (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-8309 • E-ISSN: 1756-6053 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0023830918764517 |
| PMID | 29589808 |
| OpenAlex | W2794759306 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 75 |
This study investigated the role of different cognitive abilities—inhibitory control, attention control, phonological short-term memory (PSTM), and acoustic short-term memory (AM)—in second language (L2) vowel learning. The participants were 40 Azerbaijani learners of Standard Southern British English. Their perception of L2 vowels was tested through a perceptual discrimination task before and after five sessions of high-variability phonetic training. Inhibitory control was significantly correlated with gains from training in the discrimination of L2 vowel pairs. However, there were no significant correlations between attention control, AM, PSTM, and gains from training. These findings suggest the potential role of inhibitory control in L2 phonological learning. We suggest that inhibitory control facilitates the processing of L2 sounds by allowing learners to ignore the interfering information from L1 during training, leading to better L2 segmental learning
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Linguistics · Second language · Vowel · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |