Vocabulary size is a key factor in predicting second language lexical encoding accuracy

D Daidone, I Darcy - Frontiers in psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This study investigates the relationship between the accuracy of second language lexical
representations and perception, phonological short-term memory, inhibitory control …

Phonological processing and the L2 mental lexicon: Looking back and moving forward

I Darcy, M Llompart, R Hayes-Harb, JC Mora… - Studies in Second …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Twenty-five years ago, the publication of an article by Pallier, Colomé, and Sebastián-Gallés
(2001) launched a new and rapidly evolving research program on how second language …

The role of acoustic similarity and non-native categorisation in predicting non-native discrimination: Brazilian Portuguese vowels by English vs. Spanish listeners

J Elvin, D Williams, JA Shaw, CT Best, P Escudero - Languages, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study tests whether Australian English (AusE) and European Spanish (ES) listeners
differ in their categorisation and discrimination of Brazilian Portuguese (BP) vowels. In …

Learning to perceive, produce and recognise words in a non-native language

J Elvin, D Williams, P Escudero - Linguistic Approaches to Portuguese …, 2020 - torrossa.com
This chapter investigates three important skills that facilitate L2 communication:(1)
perception (listening),(2) spoken word recognition (understanding) and (3) production …

[图书][B] How learners remember words in their second language: The impact of individual differences in perception, cognitive abilities, and vocabulary size

D Daidone - 2020 - search.proquest.com
The field of second language phonology has typically focused on the effect of the native
language at the level of phonetic categories, with the implicit assumption being that the …

Non-native dialect matters: The perception of European and Brazilian Portuguese vowels by Californian English monolinguals and Spanish–English bilinguals

J Elvin, A Tuninetti, P Escudero - Languages, 2018 - mdpi.com
Studies show that second language (L2) learners' perceptual patterns differ depending on
their native dialect (eg, Chládková and Podlipský 2011; Escudero and Williams 2012) …

The perception and production development of Cantonese syllable-final segments by Mandarin speakers

C Zhang - 2022 - theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk
Previous research on the second language (L2) phonetic learning stresses the influence of
learners' native language (L1) experience and the modulation of perception-production …

Perceptual and Acoustic Similarity of Modern Greek and Standard German Vowels: Does Cross-Linguistic Acoustic Similarity Predict Perception of Non-Native Vowels …

PG Mokari, M Lialiou - Pronunciation in Second Language …, 2022 - iastatedigitalpress.com
Abstract Thirty-four native Modern Greek (MG) listeners with no German language
experience completed a perceptual assimilation task in which they categorized tokens of …

The relationship between speech perception and word learning at the initial state of second language acquisition

S Alispahic - 2017 - search.proquest.com
The goal of most adult second language (L2) learners is to confidently and efficiently
communicate in their target L2. However, this task is not easy. In order to produce new L2 …

[图书][B] What Role Does Formal Education in the US Play in Perceptions of “Non-Standardized” Spanish Dialects?

R Camargo-Diaz - 2021 - search.proquest.com
In this work, I explore the relationship between language, exposure and attitudes towards
various dialects of Spanish. To gain a broad and clear understanding of this relationship, I …