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Perception and production of vowel paragoge by Brazilian EFL students

Abstract

Based on Flege’s (1995) claim that inaccurate perceptual targets may be responsible for misproductions of L2 sounds, this study investigates the relationship between perception and production of vowel paragoge by Brazilian EFL learners. Production data was obtained through the reading of sentences containingmonosyllabic target words of the form CVC followed by monosyllabic context words or silence. Perception data was obtained through an oddity discrimination test. The study involved twenty undergraduate students at the beginning level of English. Support for the perception-production relationship was provided by statistically significant correlation results. This study is innovative in that previous investigations focusing on the issue have dealt with distinctions between phonemes, whereas this deals with syllable structure and the addition of an extra phone.

Abstract

Based on Flege’s (1995) claim that inaccurate perceptual targets may be responsible for misproductions of L2 sounds, this study investigates the relationship between perception and production of vowel paragoge by Brazilian EFL learners. Production data was obtained through the reading of sentences containingmonosyllabic target words of the form CVC followed by monosyllabic context words or silence. Perception data was obtained through an oddity discrimination test. The study involved twenty undergraduate students at the beginning level of English. Support for the perception-production relationship was provided by statistically significant correlation results. This study is innovative in that previous investigations focusing on the issue have dealt with distinctions between phonemes, whereas this deals with syllable structure and the addition of an extra phone.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Introduction 1
  4. Part I. Segmental-level studies: Vowels
  5. Adult phonetic learning of a second language vowel system 19
  6. The phonological and phonetic development of new vowel contrasts in Spanish learners of English 41
  7. Age and native language influence on the perception of English vowels 57
  8. Part II. Syllable-level studies: Codas and onset clusters
  9. The influence of voicing and sonority relationships on the production of English final consonants 73
  10. Perception and production of vowel paragoge by Brazilian EFL students 91
  11. The sonority cycle and the acquisition of complex onsets 105
  12. The influence of voicing on the production of initial /s/-clusters by Brazilian learners 139
  13. Production of English initial /s/-clusters by speakers of Brazilian Portuguese and Argentine Spanish 155
  14. Part III. Prosodic-level studies: Stress and rhythm
  15. Variability in the use of weak forms of prepositions 171
  16. Perception of double stress by Spanish learners of English 185
  17. The production of compound stress by Brazilian learners of English 199
  18. Author index 211
  19. Subject Index 213
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Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Introduction 1
  4. Part I. Segmental-level studies: Vowels
  5. Adult phonetic learning of a second language vowel system 19
  6. The phonological and phonetic development of new vowel contrasts in Spanish learners of English 41
  7. Age and native language influence on the perception of English vowels 57
  8. Part II. Syllable-level studies: Codas and onset clusters
  9. The influence of voicing and sonority relationships on the production of English final consonants 73
  10. Perception and production of vowel paragoge by Brazilian EFL students 91
  11. The sonority cycle and the acquisition of complex onsets 105
  12. The influence of voicing on the production of initial /s/-clusters by Brazilian learners 139
  13. Production of English initial /s/-clusters by speakers of Brazilian Portuguese and Argentine Spanish 155
  14. Part III. Prosodic-level studies: Stress and rhythm
  15. Variability in the use of weak forms of prepositions 171
  16. Perception of double stress by Spanish learners of English 185
  17. The production of compound stress by Brazilian learners of English 199
  18. Author index 211
  19. Subject Index 213
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