Transfer of prosodic representation
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Jacqueline Ingham
Abstract
This study examines the spoken suppliance of inflectional morphology by L1 Bengali speakers of L2 English in the phonological framework of the Prosodic Transfer Hypothesis (Goad, White, & Steele, 2003; Goad & White, 2004; Goad & White, 2006, et seq.). Data from a semi-spontaneous elicitation task suggests that, at lower levels of proficiency, production of inflection is partially conditioned by the stem vowel in terms of vowel length and the voicing status of the stem-final consonant. This finding is proposed to be indicative not only of transfer of L1 prosodic representations, but also transfer of L1 word minimality requirements and moraic structure below the level of the prosodic word. Evidence of such transfer is arguably visible when there is a mismatch between word minimality and the distribution of syllable weight in the L1 and L2.
Abstract
This study examines the spoken suppliance of inflectional morphology by L1 Bengali speakers of L2 English in the phonological framework of the Prosodic Transfer Hypothesis (Goad, White, & Steele, 2003; Goad & White, 2004; Goad & White, 2006, et seq.). Data from a semi-spontaneous elicitation task suggests that, at lower levels of proficiency, production of inflection is partially conditioned by the stem vowel in terms of vowel length and the voicing status of the stem-final consonant. This finding is proposed to be indicative not only of transfer of L1 prosodic representations, but also transfer of L1 word minimality requirements and moraic structure below the level of the prosodic word. Evidence of such transfer is arguably visible when there is a mismatch between word minimality and the distribution of syllable weight in the L1 and L2.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- Introduction 1
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L2 acquisition of syntax
- Intervention effects in L1 and L2 English raising 11
- Explaining the difficulty with L2 acquisition of scope interpretation by speakers of a scope-rigid language 41
- Definiteness and argument position in the interpretation of bare nouns 67
- L1-Mandarin L2-English learners’ acquisition of English double-quantifier scope 93
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L2 acquisition at interfaces
- Feature dependency and the poverty of the stimulus in the acquisition of L2 German plural allomorphy 117
- Development of L2 prosody 137
- Transfer of prosodic representation 157
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Impact of previously learned languages
- The role of L1 Norwegian and L2 English in the acquisition of verb placement in L3 German 191
- Feature reconfiguration at the syntax-discourse interface 213
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Exploring extra-linguistic factors and their impact on L2 acquisition
- Interference-based and capacity-based approaches to working memory in second language sentence processing 243
- Heritage language speakers inform the critical period hypothesis for first and second language acquisition 265
- A different type of RC attachment resolution 287
- Subject Index 315
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- Introduction 1
-
L2 acquisition of syntax
- Intervention effects in L1 and L2 English raising 11
- Explaining the difficulty with L2 acquisition of scope interpretation by speakers of a scope-rigid language 41
- Definiteness and argument position in the interpretation of bare nouns 67
- L1-Mandarin L2-English learners’ acquisition of English double-quantifier scope 93
-
L2 acquisition at interfaces
- Feature dependency and the poverty of the stimulus in the acquisition of L2 German plural allomorphy 117
- Development of L2 prosody 137
- Transfer of prosodic representation 157
-
Impact of previously learned languages
- The role of L1 Norwegian and L2 English in the acquisition of verb placement in L3 German 191
- Feature reconfiguration at the syntax-discourse interface 213
-
Exploring extra-linguistic factors and their impact on L2 acquisition
- Interference-based and capacity-based approaches to working memory in second language sentence processing 243
- Heritage language speakers inform the critical period hypothesis for first and second language acquisition 265
- A different type of RC attachment resolution 287
- Subject Index 315
