Native dialect influences second-language vowel perception: Peruvian versus Iberian Spanish learners of Dutch

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Paola Escudero, Daniel Williams

Abstract

Peruvian Spanish (PS) and Iberian Spanish (IS) learners were tested on their ability to categorically discriminate and identify Dutch vowels. It was predicted that the acoustic differences between the vowel productions of the two dialects, which compare differently to Dutch vowels, would manifest in differential L2 perception for listeners of these two dialects. The results show that although PS learners had higher general L2 proficiency, IS learners were more accurate at discriminating all five contrasts and at identifying six of the L2 Dutch vowels. These findings confirm that acoustic differences in native vowel production lead to differential L2 vowel perception.

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Oct 14, 2004·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·Patti AdankRoel Smits
Nov 3, 2010·Language and Speech·Paola Escudero, Karin Wanrooij
Feb 10, 2011·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·Paola Escudero, Daniel Williams
Jul 27, 2011·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·Kateřina ChládkováPaul Boersma
Oct 7, 2011·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·Kateřina Chládková, Václav Jonáš Podlipský
Nov 18, 2011·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·Paola Escudero, Polina Vasiliev

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Mar 13, 2014·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·Paola EscuderoMirko Grimaldi
Nov 7, 2014·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·Daniel Williams, Paola Escudero
Oct 24, 2014·Frontiers in Psychology·Daniel Williams, Paola Escudero
Mar 24, 2017·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Buddhamas Pralle Kriengwatana, Paola Escudero

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