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The Vowels of Stressed and Unstressed Syllables in Nonnative English

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ID4503265
AuthorsJoann Fokes (Ohio University), Z S Bond (Ohio University)
Year1989
Volume39
Issue3
Pages341-373
Publication date1989-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage Learning (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-1770.1989.tb00596.x
OpenAlexW2003704836
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited9

Nonnative and native American English speakers produced two-syllable words such as confess and confirm and three- and four-syllable derived words such as confession and confirmation in isolation and in sentences. The durations and formant patterns of the vowels were measured for the first two syllables of each word. In addition, the ratio of vowel-to-syllable was calculated for the syllable (con). The nonnative speakers had most difficulty with the four-syllable words, producing a vowel of variable quality in the first syllable and failing to reduce the vowel of the second syllable. In addition, the nonnative speakers failed to produce appropriate durations for vowels according to position in word and stress pattern

Formant · Linguistics · Speech recognition · Stress (linguistics) · Syllable · Vowel · Word (group theory) · Computer Science · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year0,18
Citation span1993 - 2026 (34)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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