A Multidimensional Analysis of English-L2 Rhythm Development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21429618 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leonardo Antonio Silva Teixeira (0000-0002-4905-4259, Universidade Federal do Ceará, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ilha do Desterro A Journal of English Language Literatures in English and Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0101-4846 • E-ISSN: 2175-8026 |
| Publisher | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5007/2175-8026.2023.e94742 |
| OpenAlex | W4400488728 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
This work aims to discuss the development of L2 English rhythm by Brazilian learners (L2ers) through rhythmic metrics and acoustic parameters. Five L2ers were recorded reading a text in English at the beginning of their college studies in English Language and Literature, and again, four semesters later, after having taken two English phonology courses. They were also recorded reading a Portuguese version of the same text. As for the control group, five native speakers of a North American variety of English were recorded reading the text in English. Data were manually segmented in PRAAT, and the indexes were automatically extracted. As for English-L2, different developmental paths were captured as function of the rhythm dimension, with L1 influencing more L2ers’ rhythm in the f0 and intensity dimensions. Crucially, L2 rhythm patterns converged to the target language in all dimensions, suggesting positive effects of explicit pronunciation teaching. Keywords: phonological acquisition; prosody; rhythmic metrics; acoustic parameters; explicit instruction
Aesthetics · Art · Development (topology) · Natural language processing · Rhythm · Computer Science · Education Methods and Practices · Mathematics · Phonetics and Phonology Research
The bilingual brain
A precursor of language acquisition in young infants
The Revised Speech Learning Model (SLM-r)
Modeling Perceptions of the Accentedness and Comprehensibility of L2 Speech the Role of Speaking Rate
Dichotic perception and laterality in neonates
The usefulness of metrics in the quantification of speech rhythm
Calibrating rhythm
Segmental duration and rhythm in Spanish
| Highly cited | No |
|---|