Native and Non-Native English speakers' VOT Productions of Stops
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This study examined how native and non-native English (NE and NNE) speakers produced (L2) English stops in utterance-initial position in terms of Voice Onset Time (VOT). VOT was measured in English words spoken by NE (English monolinguals) and NNE speakers (Standard Chinese, French, Hindi, Japanese, and Korean). The results showed that NNE speakers produced remarkably different VOTs and their differences could be accounted for in terms of L1 influence and proficiency in L2. When the speakers' proficiency was taken into account, L1 influences on L2 speech held only for the low proficiency group. The results suggest that there is a close relationship between L1 influence and proficiency in L2 and that L1 influences on L2 speech diminish as L2 proficiency grows. Given that only a small number of participants for each language were used, it is hard to claim that this can be true for all L2 speakers. Further research is necessary.
Abstract
This study examined how native and non-native English (NE and NNE) speakers produced (L2) English stops in utterance-initial position in terms of Voice Onset Time (VOT). VOT was measured in English words spoken by NE (English monolinguals) and NNE speakers (Standard Chinese, French, Hindi, Japanese, and Korean). The results showed that NNE speakers produced remarkably different VOTs and their differences could be accounted for in terms of L1 influence and proficiency in L2. When the speakers' proficiency was taken into account, L1 influences on L2 speech held only for the low proficiency group. The results suggest that there is a close relationship between L1 influence and proficiency in L2 and that L1 influences on L2 speech diminish as L2 proficiency grows. Given that only a small number of participants for each language were used, it is hard to claim that this can be true for all L2 speakers. Further research is necessary.
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