14 Second and third language acquisition of Romance phonology
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Nicholas Henriksen
Abstract
This chapter synthesizes research on the second (L2) and third (L3) language acquisition of phonological structures across the Romance languages. First, the chapter offers an overview of models of L2 and L3 acquisition that account for the myriad cross-language influences observed in phonological acquisition. Next, these models are applied to numerous studies on Romance-language phonological acquisition. These studies provide a diverse corpus in terms of investigational techniques, theoretical approaches, areas of linguistic study, language pairings, and the language levels of individual learners. Specifically, the chapter offers information on the L2/ L3 acquisition of Catalan, French, Galician, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. The majority of research derives from L2 segmental acquisition; when possible, information is offered on L3 acquisition, and on suprasegmental acquisition. Altogether, the collective body of work covered here can be viewed as a resource in the study of L2/L3 Romance-language acquisition and cross-language phonological influence.
Abstract
This chapter synthesizes research on the second (L2) and third (L3) language acquisition of phonological structures across the Romance languages. First, the chapter offers an overview of models of L2 and L3 acquisition that account for the myriad cross-language influences observed in phonological acquisition. Next, these models are applied to numerous studies on Romance-language phonological acquisition. These studies provide a diverse corpus in terms of investigational techniques, theoretical approaches, areas of linguistic study, language pairings, and the language levels of individual learners. Specifically, the chapter offers information on the L2/ L3 acquisition of Catalan, French, Galician, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. The majority of research derives from L2 segmental acquisition; when possible, information is offered on L3 acquisition, and on suprasegmental acquisition. Altogether, the collective body of work covered here can be viewed as a resource in the study of L2/L3 Romance-language acquisition and cross-language phonological influence.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Manuals of Romance Linguistics V
- Acknowledgments VII
- Table of contents IX
- List of abbreviations XIII
- Romance phonetics and phonology: an introduction 1
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I. Key topics in Romance phonology
- 1 Length and weight in Romance 31
- 2 Syllable structure and (re)syllabification 89
- 3 Processes affecting vowels 127
- 4 From vowel weakening in Romance to French schwa 150
- 5 Palatalization in Romance 173
- 6 Nasals and nasalization 215
- 7 The evolution of Latin stress into Romance with special consideration of French 242
- 8 Comparing and deconstructing speech rhythm across Romance languages 264
- 9 Intonation 299
- 10 Corpus phonology 319
- 11 Sociophonetics 342
- 12 First language acquisition of Romance phonology 375
- 13 Bilingual phonological acquisition 407
- 14 Second and third language acquisition of Romance phonology 435
- 15 The phonology of Romance contact varieties 462
- 16 Loanword phonology in Romance 503
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II. Phonetics and phonology of Romance languages
- 17 Romanian 531
- 18 Italian 559
- 19 Sardinian 597
- 20 Rhaeto-Romance: Friulian, Ladin, and Romansh 628
- 21 French 669
- 22 Occitan 709
- 23 Catalan 743
- 24 Spanish 779
- 25 Judeo-Spanish 808
- 26 Portuguese 839
- 27 Galician 882
- 28 Romance-lexifier creoles 929
- List of contributors 955
- Index 957
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Manuals of Romance Linguistics V
- Acknowledgments VII
- Table of contents IX
- List of abbreviations XIII
- Romance phonetics and phonology: an introduction 1
-
I. Key topics in Romance phonology
- 1 Length and weight in Romance 31
- 2 Syllable structure and (re)syllabification 89
- 3 Processes affecting vowels 127
- 4 From vowel weakening in Romance to French schwa 150
- 5 Palatalization in Romance 173
- 6 Nasals and nasalization 215
- 7 The evolution of Latin stress into Romance with special consideration of French 242
- 8 Comparing and deconstructing speech rhythm across Romance languages 264
- 9 Intonation 299
- 10 Corpus phonology 319
- 11 Sociophonetics 342
- 12 First language acquisition of Romance phonology 375
- 13 Bilingual phonological acquisition 407
- 14 Second and third language acquisition of Romance phonology 435
- 15 The phonology of Romance contact varieties 462
- 16 Loanword phonology in Romance 503
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II. Phonetics and phonology of Romance languages
- 17 Romanian 531
- 18 Italian 559
- 19 Sardinian 597
- 20 Rhaeto-Romance: Friulian, Ladin, and Romansh 628
- 21 French 669
- 22 Occitan 709
- 23 Catalan 743
- 24 Spanish 779
- 25 Judeo-Spanish 808
- 26 Portuguese 839
- 27 Galician 882
- 28 Romance-lexifier creoles 929
- List of contributors 955
- Index 957
