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1	Perception et production des voyelles orales du français par des futures enseignantes tchèques de Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) / Perception and Production of French Oral Vowels in Pre-Service Czech Teachers of French as a Foreign Language (FFL) Maurová Paillereau, Nikola 12 January 2015 (has links) Cette étude acoustico-perceptive concerne les limites de la perception et de la production des voyelles orales du français [i, e, ɛ, a, u, o, ɔ, y, ø, œ], en isolation et en contextes consonantiques divers, chez dix tchécophones, futures enseignantes de Français Langue Étrangère (FLE). Les résultats montrent que (1) La maîtrise phonétique des voyelles dépend de leurs graphies et de l’entourage consonantique. (2) Les voyelles fermées [i, y, u] et le [a] sont globalement maîtrisées avec authenticité. (3) Les capacités de perception des contrastes entre les voyelles moyennes e/ɛ, ø/œ et o/ɔ ainsi que leur production sont limitées. Ces résultats ne sont que partiellement en accord avec les prédictions établies à partir du Speech Learning Model (SLM) de Flege (1995), basé sur la notion de similarité phonétique qui existe entre la langue maternelle (LM) et la langue étrangère (LE). / This acoustic-perceptual study concerns the limits of perception and production of French oral vowels [i, e, ɛ, a, u, o, ɔ, y, ø, œ], in isolation and in different consonantal contexts, in ten pre-service Czech teachers of French as a Foreign Language (FFL). The results show that (1) Phonetic proficiency in vowels depends on their spellings and consonantal context. (2) Vowels [i, y, u] and [a] are generally mastered with authenticity. (3) The ability to hear contrasts between the vowels e/ɛ, ø/œ and o/ɔ and pronounce them is limited. These results are only partially consistent with the predictions established in the Speech Learning Model (SLM) by Flege (1995), based on the notion of phonetic similarity between the mother tongue (MT) and the foreign language (FL). Phonétique Acoustique Formants Coarticulation Perception Prononciation Voyelles Français Tchèque Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) Speech Learning Model (SLM) Phonetics Acoustics Formants Coarticulation Percepetion Pronunciation Vowels French Czech FFL (French as a foreign language) SLM (Speech Learning Model) 414.8 407
2	Perception et production des voyelles orales du français par des futures enseignantes tchèques de Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) / Perception and Production of French Oral Vowels in Pre-Service Czech Teachers of French as a Foreign Language (FFL) Maurová Paillereau, Nikola 12 January 2015 (has links) Cette étude acoustico-perceptive concerne les limites de la perception et de la production des voyelles orales du français [i, e, ɛ, a, u, o, ɔ, y, ø, œ], en isolation et en contextes consonantiques divers, chez dix tchécophones, futures enseignantes de Français Langue Étrangère (FLE). Les résultats montrent que (1) La maîtrise phonétique des voyelles dépend de leurs graphies et de l’entourage consonantique. (2) Les voyelles fermées [i, y, u] et le [a] sont globalement maîtrisées avec authenticité. (3) Les capacités de perception des contrastes entre les voyelles moyennes e/ɛ, ø/œ et o/ɔ ainsi que leur production sont limitées. Ces résultats ne sont que partiellement en accord avec les prédictions établies à partir du Speech Learning Model (SLM) de Flege (1995), basé sur la notion de similarité phonétique qui existe entre la langue maternelle (LM) et la langue étrangère (LE). / This acoustic-perceptual study concerns the limits of perception and production of French oral vowels [i, e, ɛ, a, u, o, ɔ, y, ø, œ], in isolation and in different consonantal contexts, in ten pre-service Czech teachers of French as a Foreign Language (FFL). The results show that (1) Phonetic proficiency in vowels depends on their spellings and consonantal context. (2) Vowels [i, y, u] and [a] are generally mastered with authenticity. (3) The ability to hear contrasts between the vowels e/ɛ, ø/œ and o/ɔ and pronounce them is limited. These results are only partially consistent with the predictions established in the Speech Learning Model (SLM) by Flege (1995), based on the notion of phonetic similarity between the mother tongue (MT) and the foreign language (FL). Phonétique Acoustique Formants Coarticulation Perception Prononciation Voyelles Français Tchèque Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) Speech Learning Model (SLM) Phonetics Acoustics Formants Coarticulation Percepetion Pronunciation Vowels French Czech FFL (French as a foreign language) SLM (Speech Learning Model) 414.8 407
3	The Stigma of "Not Pot English" in Sri Lanka: A Study of Production of /o/ and /O/ and Implications for Instructions Wijetunge, Sumudu Nishamani 22 April 2008 (has links) The inability to differentiate the English vowels /o/ and / O/ has become a stigmatized marker of a lower prestige and widespread dialect of Sri Lankan English. This lower prestige (LP) dialect is often referred to with the derogative phrase “Not pot English”. This study aims to investigate the production of the vowel contrast by native Sinhala speakers of English. To this end, speech samples of three adult learners were analyzed. The findings of the study are discussed according to hypotheses of the Speech Learning Model, which suggests that the existent L1 specific phonetic categories hinder the formation of new L2 sound categories. Here, sounds that are similar, but not identical to L1 sounds are considered to be the most difficult to acquire. Also, the percentage of L1 use and the age of second language acquisition seem to have influenced the production of the vowels. Finally, in order to address this pronunciation issue, an instructional framework to teach pronunciation is proposed. English vowels Stigmatized marker “Not pot English” Speech Learning Model Applied Linguistics First and Second Language Acquisition
4	The influence of formal instruction on segmental speech production by German learners of English Noske, Karina January 2011 (has links) This study examines the influence of formal L2 English instruction (FEI) onpronunciation accuracy of similar and new vowels in the framework of Flege’s SpeechLearning Model (Flege, 1995a, 1999, 2002), focusing on selected segmentalpronunciation features produced by native German speakers. A spectral vowelproduction experiment was carried out with 24 German students who attend sixth, ninthand twelfth grade of a south German secondary school by the time this study wasconducted. Spectral characteristics of the similar vowel /ɛ/ and the new vowel /æ/,produced by each subject of the three groups (G6, G9, and G12), were compared tovowel data of native English speakers. In order to test the influence of formalinstruction on selected phonetic segments, which are known to cause difficulties fornative German learners of English, three native English listeners judged on a three pointscale the intelligibility of the segments produced. The results of the vowel experimentshowed significant influence of FEI on pronunciation accuracy of some characteristicsof the similar vowel /ɛ/ but not of the new vowel /æ/. The listener rating experimentshowed that FEI had on average no influence on pronunciation accuracy of the three L2English learner groups. Segmental speech production formal instruction pronunciation accuracy Speech Learning Model Similarity Bark-difference German Humanities and the Arts Humaniora och konst Specific Languages Studier av enskilda språk
5	The influence of formal instruction on segmental speech production by German learners of English Noske, Karina January 2011 (has links) This study examines the influence of formal L2 English instruction (FEI) on pronunciation accuracy of similar and new vowels in the framework of Flege’s Speech Learning Model (Flege, 1995a, 1999, 2002), focusing on selected segmental pronunciation features produced by native German speakers. A spectral vowel production experiment was carried out with 24 German students who attend sixth, ninth and twelfth grade of a south German secondary school by the time this study was conducted. Spectral characteristics of the similar vowel /ɛ/ and the new vowel /æ/,produced by each subject of the three groups (G6, G9, and G12), were compared to vowel data of native English speakers. In order to test the influence of formal instruction on selected phonetic segments, which are known to cause difficulties for native German learners of English, three native English listeners judged on a three pointscale the intelligibility of the segments produced. The results of the vowel experiment showed significant influence of FEI on pronunciation accuracy of some characteristics of the similar vowel /ɛ/ but not of the new vowel /æ/. The listener rating experiment showed that FEI had on average no influence on pronunciation accuracy of the three L2 English learner groups. Segmental speech production formal instruction pronunciation accuracy Speech Learning Model Similarity Bark-difference German General Language Studies and Linguistics
6	Charlie likes sherry and chips, Shirley likes cherries and ships : New sounds in a new language Jevring, Cecilia January 2015 (has links) This study aims at investigating the suitability of the Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis and the Speech Learning Model in describing young Swedish learners’ L2 phonology difficulties. It also explores what L1 sounds they replace L2 sounds with, and whether spelling has any influence on pronunciation. 15 Swedish students aged 9-10 were interviewed and recorded reading a word list containing minimal pairs, a text passage, and free speech. The focus was on initial and final / ʃ / and / tʃ /, initial and medial / s / and / z /, and initial / ð / and / θ /. The recordings were analysed with spectrograms and compared to a native speaker. The results were that the SLM has an advantage over the CAH. The results show that / z / was replaced by / s / 100% of the time, / tʃ / was mostly replaced by / ʃ /, but also by / k /; and that / θ / and / ð / were replaced by many different sounds that were not anticipated. The results also showed that orthography affects pronunciation for / θ /, / ð / and / tʃ /, but not for / z /. Some students had nearly established new categories for some of the new sounds, but their daily encounters with English through TV, music, and school does not seem to have had a significant part in this. Second language acquisition second language phonology Speech Learning Model Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis phoneme English Swedish Phonology General Language Studies and Linguistics
7	I Perceive, Therefore I Produce? : A Study on the Perception and Production of Three English Consonantal Sounds by Swedish L2 learners Jevring, Cecilia January 2015 (has links) This study set out to investigate the relationship between perception and production of English / tʃ, dʒ/ and / ʒ / by native speakers of Swedish learning English in secondary school. The aim was to find out if Flege’s Speech Learning Model (SLM) (1995) and Major’s Ontogeny Phylogeny Model (OPM) (2001) are suitable to describe young learners’ L2 phonological attainment. To test perception, an identification task containing Nonwords with target sounds in initial, medial, and final position was constructed and tested on 17 school students. Three speaking tasks were carried out to test the participants’ production of the phonemes in initial, medial and final position. All participants also completed a questionnaire with questions regarding exposure and motivation. Six students were chosen for deeper analysis. The results show that both the SLM and the OPM can be used to describe young learners L2 phonology acquisition. Similar sounds were found to be harder to produce and more affected by L1 transfer, which corroborates both the SLM and the OPM. Marked sounds were affected more by universals, which was suggested by the OPM. Desire to have a native accent and reported use of the L2 seems to have effect on L2 phonology acquisition, as well. However, the relationship between all these factors is complex and the results from this study are merely suggestive. Second language acquisition phonology affricate fricative English Swedish perception production Speech Learning Model Ontogeny Phylogeny Model L2. General Language Studies and Linguistics

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