Second language perception of English vowels by Portuguese learners: The effect of stimulus type
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Resumo: | The present study investigated L2 English vowel perception and the effect of stimulus type on the identification of vowel segments that present difficulties for Portuguese learners. It also examined the effect of subject factors such as age of acquisition, length of formal instruction, language use and vocabulary size, on the L2 learners’ perceptual performance. Twenty-nine adult Portuguese learners of English were tested on six English vowels (/iː ɪ ɛ æ ɜː ʌ/) with two tasks, differing in stimulus type, i.e., in the lexical status of trials (real words and pseudo words) in which the target vowels were auditorily presented. The testing stimuli consisted of 72 trials with real CVC words and 72 trials with pseudo CVC words, naturally produced by two speakers of standard southern British English (SSBE). The L2 vocabulary size of the participants was measured with two receptive vocabulary size tests and the language background data, viz. age of learning, length of formal instruction and L2 use was collected with a questionnaire. Results confirmed the Portuguese learners’ difficulties in accurately categorizing the target vowels, particularly when identifying the vowel target sounds embedded in pseudo words, which suggests that L2 phonological categories may be established after lexical forms. Furthermore, a significant correlation was found between L2 language use and accurate perception of four of the target vowels, which indicates that the more frequently learners use the target language, the more accurate is their L2 English vowel perception. |
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Second language perception of English vowels by Portuguese learners: The effect of stimulus typePercepção de vogais inglesas na segunda língua por alunos de português: o efeito do tipo de estímuloThe present study investigated L2 English vowel perception and the effect of stimulus type on the identification of vowel segments that present difficulties for Portuguese learners. It also examined the effect of subject factors such as age of acquisition, length of formal instruction, language use and vocabulary size, on the L2 learners’ perceptual performance. Twenty-nine adult Portuguese learners of English were tested on six English vowels (/iː ɪ ɛ æ ɜː ʌ/) with two tasks, differing in stimulus type, i.e., in the lexical status of trials (real words and pseudo words) in which the target vowels were auditorily presented. The testing stimuli consisted of 72 trials with real CVC words and 72 trials with pseudo CVC words, naturally produced by two speakers of standard southern British English (SSBE). The L2 vocabulary size of the participants was measured with two receptive vocabulary size tests and the language background data, viz. age of learning, length of formal instruction and L2 use was collected with a questionnaire. Results confirmed the Portuguese learners’ difficulties in accurately categorizing the target vowels, particularly when identifying the vowel target sounds embedded in pseudo words, which suggests that L2 phonological categories may be established after lexical forms. Furthermore, a significant correlation was found between L2 language use and accurate perception of four of the target vowels, which indicates that the more frequently learners use the target language, the more accurate is their L2 English vowel perception.O presente estudo investigou a percepção da vogal L2 do inglês e o efeito do tipo de estímulo na identificação de segmentos vocálicos que apresentam dificuldades para alunos de português. Ele também examinou o efeito de fatores do assunto, como idade de aquisição, duração da instrução formal, uso da linguagem e tamanho do vocabulário, no desempenho perceptivo dos alunos de L2. Vinte e nove adultos adultos aprendizes de inglês foram testados em seis vogais inglesas (/ iː ɪ ɛ æ ɜː ʌ /) com duas tarefas, diferindo no tipo de estímulo, ou seja, no estado lexical das tentativas (palavras reais e pseudo palavras) em que as vogais alvo foram apresentadas auditivamente. Os estímulos de teste consistiram em 72 tentativas com palavras CVC reais e 72 tentativas com palavras pseudo CVC, produzidas naturalmente por dois falantes do inglês britânico do sul padrão (SSBE). O tamanho do vocabulário L2 dos participantes foi medido com dois testes de tamanho de vocabulário receptivo e os dados de fundo da linguagem, viz. idade de aprendizagem, tempo de instrução formal e uso de L2 foram coletados com um questionário. Os resultados confirmaram as dificuldades dos aprendizes de português em categorizar com precisão as vogais-alvo, principalmente na identificação dos sons-alvo da vogal inseridos em pseudo palavras, o que sugere que as categorias fonológicas de L2 podem ser estabelecidas após as formas lexicais. Além disso, foi encontrada uma correlação significativa entre o uso da linguagem L2 e a percepção precisa de quatro das vogais-alvo, o que indica que quanto mais os alunos usam a língua-alvo, mais precisa é a percepção da vogal L2 em inglês.UFSC2020-10-22info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionExperimental researchapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/7327510.5007/2175-8026.2020v73n3p205Ilha do Desterro A Journal of English Language, Literatures in English and Cultural Studies; Vol. 73 No. 3 (2020): English grammar: theoretical and experimental investigations; 205-226Ilha do Desterro A Journal of English Language, Literatures in English and Cultural Studies; v. 73 n. 3 (2020): English grammar: theoretical and experimental investigations; 205-2262175-80260101-4846reponame:Ilha do Desterroinstname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSCenghttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/73275/44514Copyright (c) 2020 Anabela Alves dos Santos Rato, Angélica Carlethttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRato, Anabela Alves dos SantosCarlet, Angélica2020-10-22T17:34:03Zoai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/73275Revistahttp://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterroPUBhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/oaiilha@cce.ufsc.br||corseuil@cce.ufsc.br||ilhadodesterro@gmail.com2175-80260101-4846opendoar:2020-10-22T17:34:03Ilha do Desterro - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)false |
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Second language perception of English vowels by Portuguese learners: The effect of stimulus type Percepção de vogais inglesas na segunda língua por alunos de português: o efeito do tipo de estímulo |
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Second language perception of English vowels by Portuguese learners: The effect of stimulus type |
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Second language perception of English vowels by Portuguese learners: The effect of stimulus type Rato, Anabela Alves dos Santos |
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Second language perception of English vowels by Portuguese learners: The effect of stimulus type |
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Second language perception of English vowels by Portuguese learners: The effect of stimulus type |
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Second language perception of English vowels by Portuguese learners: The effect of stimulus type |
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Second language perception of English vowels by Portuguese learners: The effect of stimulus type |
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Rato, Anabela Alves dos Santos |
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Rato, Anabela Alves dos Santos Carlet, Angélica |
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Rato, Anabela Alves dos Santos Carlet, Angélica |
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The present study investigated L2 English vowel perception and the effect of stimulus type on the identification of vowel segments that present difficulties for Portuguese learners. It also examined the effect of subject factors such as age of acquisition, length of formal instruction, language use and vocabulary size, on the L2 learners’ perceptual performance. Twenty-nine adult Portuguese learners of English were tested on six English vowels (/iː ɪ ɛ æ ɜː ʌ/) with two tasks, differing in stimulus type, i.e., in the lexical status of trials (real words and pseudo words) in which the target vowels were auditorily presented. The testing stimuli consisted of 72 trials with real CVC words and 72 trials with pseudo CVC words, naturally produced by two speakers of standard southern British English (SSBE). The L2 vocabulary size of the participants was measured with two receptive vocabulary size tests and the language background data, viz. age of learning, length of formal instruction and L2 use was collected with a questionnaire. Results confirmed the Portuguese learners’ difficulties in accurately categorizing the target vowels, particularly when identifying the vowel target sounds embedded in pseudo words, which suggests that L2 phonological categories may be established after lexical forms. Furthermore, a significant correlation was found between L2 language use and accurate perception of four of the target vowels, which indicates that the more frequently learners use the target language, the more accurate is their L2 English vowel perception. |
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