Perceptual ratings of pronunciation for L2 learners of English as a function of task type, word position, and listener expertise

IF 1.5 3区 文学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH International Journal of Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-10-29 DOI:10.1111/ijal.12513
Shawn L. Nissen, Rachel Kemmey, K. James Hartshorn
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Second language (L2) learners of English must learn to produce English phonemes, words, and sentences. These L2 learners make many errors when learning English; they may change the place or manner of articulation, insert vowels, or delete consonants. Obstruent sounds, such as fricatives, affricates, and stops, can be especially difficult for L2 learners. This study analyzed native English speakers’ perception of the quality of obstruents produced by native Mandarin Chinese and Korean speakers. Target words containing obstruents had been produced in three different tasks: in a carrier phrase, in a paragraph, and in a spontaneous speech sample. Obstruents were produced in word-initial position and word-final position. Raters with differing levels of expertise listened to these words and rated the perceptual quality of the obstruents within the words. This study found that overall, English obstruent productions by native Mandarin and Korean L2 speakers learning English were rated most clear when produced in word-initial position in a carrier phrase or a paragraph. The lowest ratings given were of obstruents in word-final position in spontaneous speech. No significant differences were found for listener expertise level. Combined with future research, results from this study will help educate the field of second language instruction as to how the speech of Korean and Mandarin learners of English is perceived. It also provides additional information on the effect that listener expertise has on the judgment of L2 speech production.

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任务类型、单词位置和听者专长对英语后学的发音感知评级的影响
英语第二语言(L2)学习者必须学会发出英语音素、单词和句子。这些第二语言学习者在学习英语时会犯很多错误;他们可能会改变发音的位置或方式、插入元音或删除辅音。对于 L2 学习者来说,摩擦音、副元音和停顿音等非辅音尤其困难。本研究分析了以英语为母语的人对以普通话为母语的中国人和韩国人发出的塞音质量的感知。在三个不同的任务中都出现了含有塞音的目标词:载体短语、段落和自发语音样本。障碍音出现在词首和词尾位置。具有不同专业水平的评定者聆听这些单词,并对单词中的障碍音的感知质量进行评定。这项研究发现,总体而言,以普通话和韩语为母语的学习英语的后进生在词首位置或段落中发出的英语障碍音被评为最清晰。自发语音中处于词尾位置的障碍音的评分最低。听者的专业水平没有明显差异。结合今后的研究,本研究的结果将有助于第二语言教学领域了解如何看待韩语和普通话英语学习者的语音。本研究还提供了更多信息,说明听者的专业知识对第二语言言语表达的判断有何影响。
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期刊介绍: The International Journal of Applied Linguistics (InJAL) publishes articles that explore the relationship between expertise in linguistics, broadly defined, and the everyday experience of language. Its scope is international in that it welcomes articles which show explicitly how local issues of language use or learning exemplify more global concerns.
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