Abstract
The current study investigates pronunciation of Spanish <ll> and <y> by intermediate L1 English learners of L2 Spanish (N = 31). Third- (n = 17) and fifth-semester (n = 14) learners completed read-aloud and picture-naming tasks. Each contained items with <ll> and <y> in stressed position after pause or nasal, and in unstressed intervocalic position. Recordings were made and analyzed with PRAAT. First, target segments were categorized based on spectrographic evidence (e.g., contour and intensity of formants, frication, burst) and aural review. Subsequently, intensity differences between the target segments and following vowel were computed. Results show minimal production of affricates/stops, even in contexts favoring them in some dialects (i.e., stressed position after pause, nasal). Nevertheless, both learner levels did produce significantly more constricted sounds in this context than in unstressed position between vowels, as measured by both analyses, with post-pausal position leading to the greatest constriction. Significant effects also emerged for letter, with <ll> more frequently deleted or pronounced as a lateral, and for task, with the more formal task leading to greater constriction in the first analysis. No significant difference emerged based on learner level.
Acknowledgement
We are grateful to Dr. Ross Peterson for his assistance with the statistical analysis, as well as to two anonymous reviewers for their invaluable suggestions on an earlier version of this article.
Please read the following Spanish words/phrases at a normal pace, pausing after each item.
Son carnes
Ponche
Son frutas
Llaga
Convicto
Son chaquetas
Conferencia
Bronco
Hombre
Son llanos
Son yardas
Son jóvenes
Son vallas
Son boyas
Cebolla
Onza
Yambo
Saya
Lonja
Son tizas
Son selvas
Tonto
Appendix B: Picture-naming Task
Elicited words/phrases |
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Botella |
Yate |
Monte |
Son calles |
Concha |
Once |
Son flores |
Son vacas |
Bomba |
Son chicos |
Son llaves |
Son yanquis |
Son joyas |
Tronco |
Llanta |
Son teléfonos |
Son sillas |
Monje |
Playa |
Conversación |
Son jardines |
Conflicto |
Son botas |
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- Editorials
- Remembering SHLL Associate Editor Kimberly Geeslin
- A Thank You and a Welcome
- Research Articles
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- The Temporal Relationships between the Pluscuamperfecto and mientras + Imperfecto
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Editorials
- Remembering SHLL Associate Editor Kimberly Geeslin
- A Thank You and a Welcome
- Research Articles
- Cognitive Status and Subject Reference in Spanish Written Discourse
- El efecto del refuerzo de /b d ɡ/ en la percepción de acento extranjero en español
- The Temporal Relationships between the Pluscuamperfecto and mientras + Imperfecto
- Spanish Emphatic Possessives and Reflexivity
- Linguistic Contact in Perspective: Lateral Coda in Principense Portuguese
- Las vocales glotalizadas en el español guatemalteco: Un análisis sociofonético entre los hablantes bilingües (español-kaqchikel) y monolingües
- How Do You Say Madrid? Final /d/ Variation and the Indexicality of Madrilenian Localness
- Phonetic Context, Task Formality, Learner Level, and Orthographic Effects in L2 Spanish Palatal Obstruents