L2 phonological category formation and discrimination in learners varying in L2 experience

Mona M. Faris; Catherine T. Best; Michael D. Tyler

L2 phonological category formation and discrimination in learners varying in L2 experience

Mona M. Faris, Catherine T. Best, Michael D. Tyler

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Non-native phones that are perceived as speech-like, but do not closely resemble any single first-language (L1) category, are assimilated as uncategorised. The Perceptual Assimilation Model for Second-Language (L2) Speech Learning [1] predicts that such phones are likely to be acquired as L2 categories, which should result in improvements in discrimination. This study investigated the acquisition of uncategorised L2 phones and discrimination performance in L1 Egyptian-Arabic learners varying in L2 Australian-English experience. While no firm conclusions can yet be drawn about L2 category formation, age of acquisition and L2 vocabulary size predicted discrimination accuracy, but this was dependent upon assimilation type

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Sixteenth Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology
Editors	Christopher Carignan, Michael D. Tyler
Place of Publication	Australia
Publisher	Australian Speech Science and Technology Association (ASSTA)
Pages	41-44
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology (16th : 2016) - Parramatta, Australia Duration: 6 Dec 2016 → 9 Dec 2016 Conference number: 16th

Conference

Conference	Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology (16th : 2016)
Abbreviated title	SST2016
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Parramatta
Period	6/12/16 → 9/12/16

Keywords

vowel perception
L2 immersion
individual variability

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Faris, Mona M. ; Best, Catherine T. ; Tyler, Michael D. / L2 phonological category formation and discrimination in learners varying in L2 experience. Proceedings of the Sixteenth Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology. editor / Christopher Carignan ; Michael D. Tyler. Australia : Australian Speech Science and Technology Association (ASSTA), 2016. pp. 41-44

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Faris, MM, Best, CT & Tyler, MD 2016, L2 phonological category formation and discrimination in learners varying in L2 experience. in C Carignan & MD Tyler (eds), Proceedings of the Sixteenth Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology. Australian Speech Science and Technology Association (ASSTA), Australia, pp. 41-44, Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology (16th : 2016), Parramatta, Australia, 6/12/16.

L2 phonological category formation and discrimination in learners varying in L2 experience. / Faris, Mona M.; Best, Catherine T.; Tyler, Michael D.
Proceedings of the Sixteenth Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology. ed. / Christopher Carignan; Michael D. Tyler. Australia: Australian Speech Science and Technology Association (ASSTA), 2016. p. 41-44.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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L2 phonological category formation and discrimination in learners varying in L2 experience

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