Child-adult differences in second-language phonological learning: the role of cross-language similarity.
Child-adult differences in second-language phonological learning: the role of cross-language similarity.
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第二语言语音学习中的儿童与成人差异：跨语言相似性的作用。
DOI：
10.1177/0023830908099068
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发表时间：
2008
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Halter,Randall
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作者：
Baker,Wendy;Trofimovich,Pavel;Flege,JamesE;Mack,Molly;Halter,Randall
本研究评估年龄对第二语言（L2）语音学习的影响是否来自母语（L1）和L2语音系统相互作用的变化。根据“交互作用假说”（IH），年龄越大的L2学习者，学习者越不可能能够建立新的元音类别需要准确的L2元音的生产和感知，因为随着年龄的增长，L1元音类别变得更有可能在感知上包含相邻的L2元音。这些IH预测进行了评估，在两个实验涉及64个母语为韩语和英语的儿童和成人。实验1确定，如预测的那样，韩国儿童不太可能比韩国成年人感知L2元音作为一个单一的L1元音类别的实例。实验二表明，韩国儿童在某些元音的产生上优于韩国成年人，但在元音感知上与韩国成年人相当。这些研究结果，部分支持IH，讨论有关L2语音学习。
This study evaluated whether age effects on second language (L2) speech learning derive from changes in how the native language (L1) and L2 sound systems interact. According to the “interaction hypothesis” (IH), the older the L2 learner, the less likely the learner is able to establish new vowel categories needed for accurate L2 vowel production and perception because, with age, L1 vowel categories become more likely to perceptually encompass neighboring L2 vowels. These IH predictions were evaluated in two experiments involving 64 native Korean- and English-speaking children and adults. Experiment 1 determined, as predicted, that the Korean children were less likely than the Korean adults to perceive L2 vowels as instances of a single L1 vowel category. Experiment 2 showed that the Korean children surpassed the Korean adults in production of certain vowels but equaled them in vowel perception. These findings, which partially support the IH, are discussed in relation to L2 speech learning.