Much research on the acquisition of phonological skills in a second/foreign language has
hitherto been concerned with the phonemes of the target language, thereby disregarding …

Like its predecessor, the revised Speech Learning Model (SLM-r) focuses on the learning of
L2 vowels and consonants (or “sounds,” for short) across the life-span. To define the context …

Is acquiring a third language the same as acquiring a second? Are all instances of non-
native language acquisition simply one and the same? In this first book-length study of the …

This guide for teachers and teacher trainees provides a wealth of suggestions for helping
learners at all levels of proficiency develop their listening and speaking skills and fluency …

Acoustic measurements were made of the voice onset time (VOT) and vowel formants (F 1–F
3) in French and English words spoken by native French subjects who were highly …

We propose an approach to phonological representation based on describing an utterance
as an organised pattern of overlapping articulatory gestures. Because movement is inherent …

The underlying premise of this study was that the two phonetic subsystems of a bilingual
interact. The study tested the hypothesis that the vowels a bilingual produces in a second …

This is a summary of the state‐of‐the‐art research in international intelligibility with
emphasis on English. It also suggests some directions for future research. It is argued that in …

Aligning the timelines of phonological acquisition and change Available in the National
Library of Australia collection. Author: Locke, John L Format: Book xvii, 263 p.: ill. 24 cm …

“It is very noticeable that, although some research has been devoted to (sentence)
intonation, most work has hitherto concentrated on what traditionally have been considered …