Second language perception of english vowels by portuguese learners: the effect of stimulus type
Author
Rato, Anabela
Carlet, Angélica
Publication date
2020Alternative title
Percepção de vogais inglesas na segunda língua por alunos de português: o efeito do tipo de estímulo
ISSN
2175-8026
Abstract
The study investigated the effect of stimulus type on L2 English vowel perception and it also examined the relation between subject factors and L2 learners’ performance. Twenty-nine adult Portuguese learners of English were tested on six English vowels (/iːɪ ɛæ ɜː ʌ/) with two tasks, differing in stimulus type: real and pseudo words. The language background data was collected with a questionnaire. Results confirmed the Portuguese learners’ difficulties in accurately categorizing the target vowels, particularly when identifying the L2 vowel sounds embedded in pseudo words, which suggests that L2 phonological categories may be established after lexical forms. Furthermore, a significant correlation was found between L2 language use and accurate perception of four of the target vowels, which indicates that the more frequently learners use the target language, the more accurate is their L2 English vowel perception.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
37 - Education
8 - language. Linguistics. Literature
81 - Linguistics and languages
Keywords
Percepció de la parla
Aprenents de portuguès
Tipus d'estímul
Percepción del habla
Aprendices de portugués
Tipo de estímulo
Speech perception
Portuguese learners
Type of stimulus
Pages
22
Publisher
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Collection
73;3
Is part of
Revista Ilha do Desterro
Citation
Rato, Anabela; Carlet, Angélica. Second language perception of english vowels by portuguese learners: the effect of stimulus type. Ilha do Desterro, 2020, 73(3), p. 205-225. Disponible en: <https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/73275>. Fecha de acceso: 16 dic. 2021. DOI: 10.5007/2175-8026.2020v73n3p205
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