Second language phonology at the interface between acoustic and orthographic input

Bene Bassetti, Paola Escudero, Rachel Hayes-Harb

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    Abstract

    Guest editorial. Recently researchers have become increasingly interested in the influence of orthographic forms on second language (L2) phonology. Orthographic forms (or spellings) represent the sounds and words of a language in writing. L2 learners, in particular those in instructed settings, are simultaneously exposed to the orthographic forms and the phonological forms of the target language. Recent investigations have indicated that orthographic input can affect learners’ phonological development and word learning in their second language in various ways. The availability of L2 orthographic forms in the input to L2 learners can facilitate speech production, perception, and/or word form learning (Escudero, Hayes-Harb, & Mitterer, 2008; Showalter & Hayes-Harb, 2013). It can hinder targetlike acquisition (Bassetti, 2007; Hayes-Harb, Nicol, & Barker, 2010), or it can have mixed effects or no effect at all (Escudero & Wanrooij, 2010; Simon, Chamblessb, & Alvesc, 2010).
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1-6
    Number of pages6
    JournalApplied Psycholinguistics
    Volume36
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    Keywords

    • language acquisition
    • phonology
    • second language acquisition

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