TY - JOUR
T1 - Bidirectional influence on L1 Spanish and L2 English stop perception: The role of L2 experience
AU - Gorba , Celia
PY - 2019/6/1
Y1 - 2019/6/1
N2 - © 2019 Acoustical Society of America. Previous research found that second language (L2) experience may cause an interaction between first language (L1) and L2 categories. This study examines the effect of L2 experience on L1 and L2 stop perception. Three groups of Spanish learners of English varying in L2 experience completed a /p/-/b/ identification task - which included stimuli varying along a Voice Onset Time continuum - in each language. Results suggested that L2 experience improves the perception of L2 stops, but that it also affects L1 perception. Moreover, all groups appeared to have a shared L1-L2 category for bilabial stops, as perception patterns did not differ between languages.
AB - © 2019 Acoustical Society of America. Previous research found that second language (L2) experience may cause an interaction between first language (L1) and L2 categories. This study examines the effect of L2 experience on L1 and L2 stop perception. Three groups of Spanish learners of English varying in L2 experience completed a /p/-/b/ identification task - which included stimuli varying along a Voice Onset Time continuum - in each language. Results suggested that L2 experience improves the perception of L2 stops, but that it also affects L1 perception. Moreover, all groups appeared to have a shared L1-L2 category for bilabial stops, as perception patterns did not differ between languages.
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/bidirectional-influence-l1-spanish-l2-english-stop-perception-role-l2-experience
U2 - 10.1121/1.5113808
DO - 10.1121/1.5113808
M3 - Article
C2 - 31255162
SN - 0001-4966
VL - 145
SP - EL587-EL592
JO - Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
JF - Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
IS - 6
ER -