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Abstract
This study investigated whether a stronger accent in the L2 of Cantonese-English bilingual speakers with high levels of English proficiency correlates with greater convergence of corresponding vowels (four monophthongs (/i a (a) c u/ and five diphthongs /ai au ei ci ou (eu)/) between their two languages in identical phonetic environments. No consistent effect of accent rating was found in either acoustic or perceptual similarity measures. Much individual variation and vowel-specific patterns were observed. The results demonstrate that the formant patterns in one language or one vowel cannot predict those in another language or another vowel, even with highly comparable materials and speakers with a relatively strong accent. Possible reasons and implications for the lack of correlation between accentedness and vowel convergence are discussed.
本研究调查了英语水平较高的粤语-英语双语者在相同语音环境下,其较强的第二语言口音是否与两种语言之间相应的元音(四个单音元音(/i a (a) c u/和五个双音元音/ai au ei ci ou (eu)/)更大的收敛相关。在声学或感知相似性测量中,没有发现口音评级的一致影响。观察到许多个体差异和元音特定模式。结果表明,一种语言或一个元音的形成峰模式不能预测另一种语言或另一个元音的形成峰模式,即使是高度相似的材料和口音相对较重的说话者。讨论了重音与元音收敛之间缺乏相关性的可能原因和影响。
期刊介绍:
The International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles on any aspect of forensic language, speech and audio analysis. Founded in 1994 as Forensic Linguistics, the journal changed to its present title in 2003 to reflect a broadening of academic coverage and readership. Subscription to the journal is included in membership of the International Association of Forensic Linguists and the International Association for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics.