Factors affecting voice onset time in English stops

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Concentric-Studies in Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-11-02 DOI:10.1075/consl.22040.che

Chun-yin Doris Chen, Wei-yun Winona Liu, Tzu-Fen Nellie Yeh

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Abstract

Abstract This study investigates the voice onset time (VOT) of L2 English stops produced by native speakers of Chinese at different L2 proficiency levels. Four factors were examined: English proficiency, gender, place of articulation, and vowel context. High and low achievers of English were recruited as the experimental groups and native speakers of English as the control group. Each group consisted of 16 participants, 8 males and 8 females. Each participant took part in a read-aloud task, in which the target words were presented in an embedded sentence. The results showed that the effects of L2 proficiency were significant in that high achievers outperformed low achievers who were affected by L1 negative transfer more seriously when producing native-like English stops. Additionally, when producing English stops, velar stops had significantly greater VOT values than either bilabial or alveolar ones. However, no significant gender differences were found. Male and female participants produced similar VOT values in English stops. Last, the vowel context was also a significant factor. The VOT lengths differed according to the context of a following vowels. More specifically, the VOT of a stop is significantly longer when followed by a tense vowel.

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影响英语停顿音起始时间的因素

摘要本研究考察了不同水平汉语母语者的二语英语停顿音起始时间(VOT)。考察了四个因素:英语熟练程度、性别、发音地点和元音语境。选取英语成绩优异者作为实验组，以英语为母语者作为对照组。每组16人，8男8女。每个参与者都参加了一个大声朗读的任务，在这个任务中，目标单词在一个嵌入的句子中呈现。结果表明，二语熟练程度的影响是显著的，高成就者比低成就者表现得更好，后者在产生母语停顿时受到母语负迁移的影响更严重。此外，当产生英语顿音时，元音顿音的VOT值明显高于双元音或肺泡顿音。然而，没有发现显著的性别差异。男性和女性参与者在英语停顿时产生的VOT值相似。最后，元音语境也是一个重要因素。元音的长度根据后面元音的上下文不同而不同。更具体地说，当后面跟着一个紧张的元音时，顿音的VOT明显更长。

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期刊介绍： Concentric: Studies in Linguistics is a refereed, biannual journal, publishing research articles on all aspects of linguistic studies on the languages in the Asia-Pacific region. Review articles and book reviews with solid argumentation are also considered. The journal is indexed in Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Modern Language Association (MLA) Directory of Periodicals, MLA International Bibliography, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA), EBSCOhost, Communication & Mass Media Complete (CMMC), Airiti Library (AL), Taiwan Citation Index-Humanities and Social Sciences, and Taiwan Humanities Citation Index(THCI)-Level 1. First published in 1964 under the title,The Concentric, the journal aimed to promote academic research in the fields of linguistics and English literature, and to provide an avenue for researchers to share results of their investigations with other researchers and practitioners. Later in 1976, the journal was renamed as Studies in English Literature and Linguistics, and in 2001 was further renamed as Concentric: Studies in English Literature and Linguistics. As the quantity of research in the fields of theoretical linguistics, applied linguistics, and English literature has increased greatly in recent years, the journal has evolved into two publications. Beginning in 2004, these two journals have been published under the titles Concentric: Studies in Linguistics and Concentric: Literary and Cultural Studies respectively.