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Second language acquisition has rapidly grown as a field over the past decade, as our knowledge of the ways in which children and adults learn and use a second language has become crucial for effective language teaching. In addition to this important 'applied' function, research into second language acquisition has also informed the fields of linguistics and psychology in general, as it has shed light on the differences between native and non-native models of human language and cognition. The focus of this accessible new book is second language speech - that is, how speakers perceive, process, understand and pronounce the sounds of a second language. Each chapter includes review questions, and most chapters include 'tutorial' and 'lab' sections with practical exercises based on the University of Toronto Romance Phonetics Database (available online for free). The book also has a companion website, containing illustrated answers to the exercises, scripts for running acoustic analyses and useful weblinks.
Second language acquisition has rapidly grown as a field over the past decade, as our knowledge of the ways in which children and adults learn and use a second language has become crucial for effective language teaching. In addition to this important 'applied' function, research into second language acquisition has also informed the fields of linguistics and psychology in general, as it has shed light on the differences between native and non-native models of human language and cognition. The focus of this accessible new book is second language speech - that is, how speakers perceive, process, understand and pronounce the sounds of a second language. Each chapter includes review questions, and most chapters include 'tutorial' and 'lab' sections with practical exercises based on the University of Toronto Romance Phonetics Database (available online for free). The book also has a companion website, containing illustrated answers to the exercises, scripts for running acoustic analyses and useful weblinks.
Part I. Questions and Frameworks for the Study of Second Language Speech: 1. An introduction to second language speech research; 2. Theoretical concepts and frameworks; Part II. Research Methodology: 3. Research methodology; Part III. Case Studies and Analysis of L2 Speech Perception and Production: 4. Vowels; 5. Obstruents; 6. Sonorants; 7. Sequences; 8. Prosody; 9. Conclusion.
This textbook focuses on second language speech - how individuals perceive and produce the sounds of their second language.
Laura Colantoni is Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on sound change and categorization and the second language acquisition of variable phonetic parameters. Jeffrey Steele is Associate Professor in the Department of French at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on second and third language acquisition as well as language assessment. Paola Escudero is Associate Professor in the MARCS Institute at the University of Western Sydney. Her research focuses on speech and visual development in diverse populations, including human infants, children and adults, and zebra finches.
'A comprehensive book on L2 speech is long overdue and these
authors exceed all expectations in terms of quality. This volume
will forge a new generation of knowledgeable, well-trained
scholars.' Barbara E. Bullock, University of Texas, Austin
'This book combines a well-organized and reader-friendly overview
of research on non-native speech with skilfully designed guidance
on how to conduct this research. I recommend it as a great resource
for anyone, student or teacher, who wants to understand or conduct
research on second language speech.' Ocke-Schwen Bohn, Aarhus
University
'Colantoni, Steele and Escudero are to be commended for
demonstrating that the study of second language speech is not an
esoteric academic niche but rather a rich, complex epistemological
enterprise necessarily informed by linguistic theory and
psycholinguistic method. In this valuable book, they have
articulated how a wide swathe of our current knowledge in the field
has been constructed, and how we (both current and future
researchers) need to proceed to create new knowledge.' John
Archibald, University of Victoria
'With its wide coverage and accessible content, Second Language
Speech will prove to be an accessible textbook, as well as a
helpful and valuable manual or reference book in L2 speech
research, for many years to come.' Chunsheng Yang, The Linguist
List (www.linguistlist.org)
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