Paavo Alku
List of John Benjamins publications for which Paavo Alku plays a role.
Articles
2024 One-day listen-and-repeat training of a non-native vowel duration contrast for speakers of Namibian languages Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 10:1, pp. 85–109 | Article
Listen-and-repeat training has previously been successfully used to train the perception and production of non-native vowel quality and duration contrasts. This study used a one-day listen-and-repeat training paradigm for the production of a non-native vowel duration contrast, /tite – tiːte/… read more
2022 Phonetic listen-and-repeat training alters 6–7-year-old children’s non-native vowel contrast production after one training session Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 8:1, pp. 95–115 | Article
The present study investigated children’s ability to learn to produce a non-native vowel contrast through a listen-and-repeat training method that is traditionally used in foreign language classrooms. Sixteen Finnish preschoolers (aged 6–7 years) were tested. The stimuli were two semi-synthetic… read more