Second Language Phonology - Phonetic Variation and Phonological Representations

This Element deals with the interplay between phonology, phonetics and acquisition. It addresses whether and how phonological representations are acquired in adult second language learners in the face of phonetic variation inherent in speech. It further discusses how accent variation impacts second language phonological acquisition.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The field of second language phonology; 3. Towards robust phonological representations in a second language; 4. Flexibility of phonological representations; 5. Sociophonetics and second language phonology; 6. Fuzzy and overspecified representations; 7. Assessing the formation of categories; 8. Avenues for future research: How to advance the field of L2 phonology?; 9. Conclusions and implications; References.

Summary

This Element deals with the interplay between phonology, phonetics and acquisition. It addresses whether and how phonological representations are acquired in adult second language learners in the face of phonetic variation inherent in speech. It further discusses how accent variation impacts second language phonological acquisition.

Foreword

This Element addresses how phonological representations are acquired in second language learners in the face of phonetic variation.

Product details

• Authors: Ellen Simon, Ellen (Ghent University) Simon, Simon Ellen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2025
• EAN: 9781009420631
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0942063-1
• No. of pages: 86
• Series: Elements in Phonology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Phonetics, phonology, Language acquisition, Language teaching theory & methods, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Bilingualism and multilingualism