English with a Latin Beat
Studies in Portuguese/Spanish–English Interphonology
Editors
| Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil
| Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil
Although it has long been recognized that second language pronunciation is strongly influenced by the native language, second language phonology has only become a recognized area of study during the last thirty years. While English has been the most frequent target language involved, the learners' L1s have varied greatly. This is the first collection to gather together studies involving English learners whose L1 is Spanish or Brazilian Portuguese, two closely-related languages with important phonological differences. The research covers vowel perception and production, syllable simplification strategies, word and compound stress, and vowel reduction. While the papers confirm the important role of the native language, they also shed light on the sometimes subtle and unexpected ways in which this variable interacts with universal markedness relationships to determine the formation of phonetic categories and their use in perception and production. These eleven carefully conducted empirical studies will provide insights for practitioners and stimulate further research.
[Studies in Bilingualism, 31] 2006. vi, 214 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
1–15
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Part I. Segmental-level studies: Vowels
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19–40
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41–55
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57–69
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Part II. Syllable-level studies: Codas and onset clusters
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73–89
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91–104
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105–137
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139–154
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155–167
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Part III. Prosodic-level studies: Stress and rhythm
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171–183
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185–198
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199–210
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Author index
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211–212
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Subject Index
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213–214
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“The volume is superbly well written and organized and, as the first collection to gather studies involving the acquisition of L2 English from the perspective of those who speak English ''with a Latin beat'', it should be considered a starting point for researchers and graduate-level students interested in the subject.”
Walcir Cardoso,
Concordia University, on Linguist List, Vol. 19.959 (2008)
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Subjects
BIC Subject: CF – Linguistics
BISAC Subject: LAN009000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General