5. Differences in the perception of English vowel sounds by child L2 and L3 learners

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of contents v
3. 1. Introduction 1
4. 2. The phonology of Brunei English: L2 English or emergent variety 9
5. 3. Rothicity in Malaysian English: The emergence of a new norm? 23
6. 4. Cross-linguistic influence in second vs. third language acquisition of phonology 41
7. 5. Differences in the perception of English vowel sounds by child L2 and L3 learners 71
8. 6. Loanword adaptation and second language acquisition: Convergence and divergence 91
9. 7. Onset consonant cluster realisation in Nigerian English: The emergence of an endogenous variety? 117
10. 8. Acquiring English and French speech rhythm in a multilingual classroom: A comparison with Asian Englishes 135
11. 9. A sonority-based account of speech rhythm in Chinese learners of English 165
12. 10. English word stress in L2 and postcolonial varieties: systematicity and variation 185
13. 11. Prosodic marking of focus in transitive sentences in varieties of South African English 209
14. 12. Epilogue: Universal or diverse paths to English phonology? 241
15. Index 249