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Acoustic characteristics of American English liquids /ɹ/, /l/, /ɹl/ produced by Korean L2 adults

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: This study examined the acoustic characteristics of American English liquids /ɹ/, /l/, and /ɹl/ produced by 14 adult learners of English (L2) and 13 native speakers of English. Several temporal and spectral measures were examined, including a novel measure to describe the relative timing of the maximum constriction during liquid production. The results indicated that L2 speakers rely more on duration contrasts to distinguish the three liquids than spectral contrasts. Reduced spectral differences among the liquids in L2 speakers are discussed concerning the influence of the native language of L2 speakers.

Source: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

DOI: 10.1121/10.0001758

Authors: Alexis Espinal, Austin Thompson, Yunjung Kim

Institution: Louisiana State University

Language: English

Topic: Phonetics and Phonology Research

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Louisiana Board of Regents

OpenAlex ID: W3051949890

FWCI: 0.484

Cites: 24

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10