The assimilation of L2 Australian English vowels to L1 Japanese vowel categories : vocabulary size matters

Rikke L. Bundgaard-Nielsen; Catherine T. Best; Michael D. Tyler

The assimilation of L2 Australian English vowels to L1 Japanese vowel categories : vocabulary size matters

Rikke L. Bundgaard-Nielsen, Catherine T. Best, Michael D. Tyler

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Abstract

Theory strongly suggests that L2 perception is influenced by the L1. More recently, it has also been proposed that L2 vocabulary size may be related to the perception of non-native phones. Japanese (JP) learners of Australian English (AE) identified AE vowels using JP vowel categories and provided goodness-of-fit ratings. Results show systematic perceptual assimilations of L2 to L1 vowels and learners with a larger L2 vocabulary provided more consistent identifications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Interspeech 2008: Proceedings of the 9th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, incorporating SST 2008, held in Brisbane, Qld. 22-26 September, 2008
Publisher	Causal Productions
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	International Speech Communication Association. Conference - Duration: 9 Sept 2012 → …

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Conference	International Speech Communication Association. Conference
Period	9/09/12 → …

Keywords

Japanese language
English language
Australia
second language acquisition
speech perception
vowels

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Bundgaard-Nielsen, R. L., Best, C. T., & Tyler, M. D. (2008). The assimilation of L2 Australian English vowels to L1 Japanese vowel categories : vocabulary size matters. In Interspeech 2008: Proceedings of the 9th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, incorporating SST 2008, held in Brisbane, Qld. 22-26 September, 2008 Causal Productions.

Bundgaard-Nielsen, Rikke L. ; Best, Catherine T. ; Tyler, Michael D. / The assimilation of L2 Australian English vowels to L1 Japanese vowel categories : vocabulary size matters. Interspeech 2008: Proceedings of the 9th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, incorporating SST 2008, held in Brisbane, Qld. 22-26 September, 2008. Causal Productions, 2008.

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Bundgaard-Nielsen, RL, Best, CT & Tyler, MD 2008, The assimilation of L2 Australian English vowels to L1 Japanese vowel categories : vocabulary size matters. in Interspeech 2008: Proceedings of the 9th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, incorporating SST 2008, held in Brisbane, Qld. 22-26 September, 2008. Causal Productions, International Speech Communication Association. Conference, 9/09/12.

The assimilation of L2 Australian English vowels to L1 Japanese vowel categories : vocabulary size matters. / Bundgaard-Nielsen, Rikke L.; Best, Catherine T.; Tyler, Michael D.
Interspeech 2008: Proceedings of the 9th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, incorporating SST 2008, held in Brisbane, Qld. 22-26 September, 2008. Causal Productions, 2008.

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper

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