Using Visual Information to Train Foreign-Language Vowel Production
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4503135 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Emil Flege (University of Alabama, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 365-407 |
| Publication date | 1988-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Learning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-1770.1988.tb00417.x |
| OpenAlex | W2055872852 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 37 |
The present feasibility study explored the use of visual information for training vowel production in a foreign language (L2). An optoelectronic glossometer was used to measure tongue-palate distances at four locations along the hard palate and to provide visual feedback specifying tongue targets for English /i,I,æ/ and /α/. Evaluations performed during 10 days prior to training showed that the native Spanish subject examined consistently neutralized the tongue position difference between English /i/-/I/ and /æ/-/α/. The same thing occurred when she attempted to imitate vowels spoken by an English native speaker. Physiological, acoustic, and perceptual tests showed that the subject produced a difference between /i/-/I/ after only ten minutes of visual articulatory modeling and shaping. A similar improvement was not noted for /æ/-/α/, perhaps because the difference in pharyngeal width that distinguishes these vowels could not be shown directly using the glossometer. Additional work will be needed to determine whether the /i/-/I/ change was due to the visual feedback and whether greater-and sustained-changes in vowel production can be effected using visual feedback if more training is administered
Audiology · First language · Foreign language · Linguistics · Perception · Phonetics · Production (economics) · Significant difference · Speech production · Speech recognition · Subject (documents) · Tongue · Vowel · Communication · Computer Science · Mathematics · Medicine · Multisensory perception and integration · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology · Speech and dialogue systems
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Production and perception of English stops by native Spanish speakers
A differential effect of release bursts on the stop voicing judgments of native French and English listeners
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2018 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |