Learning to perceive, produce and recognise words in a non-native language : Australian English vs. European Spanish learners of Brazilian Portuguese

Jaydene Elvin, Daniel Williams, Paola Escudero

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Abstract

This chapter investigates three important skills that facilitate L2 communication: (1) perception (listening), (2) spoken word recognition (understanding) and (3) production (speaking) and their interrelation. In Part One, we present a review of the literature pertaining to L2 acquisition in Portuguese, with a particular focus on phonological acquisition. In Part Two, we review a series of recent studies that investigated the acquisition of Brazilian Portuguese vowels by naïve Australian English (AusE) and European Spanish (ES) listeners at the initial stage of learning. Each study targets one of the aforementioned skills and we will discuss the interrelation between them at the initial stage of L2 acquisition. We conclude the chapter by discussing the implications of this research for second-language learners and teachers of Portuguese.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLinguistic Approaches to Portuguese as an Additional Language
EditorsKarina Veronica Molsing, Cristina Becker Lopes Perna, Ana Maria Tramunt Ibanos
Place of PublicationNetherlands
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing
Pages61-82
Number of pages22
ISBN (Electronic)9789027261502
ISBN (Print)9789027205001
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

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