塞浦路斯希腊族母语人士对第二语言英语音素感知的挑战

Elena Kkese, Sviatlana Karpava
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对非母语语言感知表现的研究表明,成年人在区分母语中没有对比使用的词段差异时遇到困难。目前的理论模型表明,这些困难与母语语言系统的习得有关,但在感知机制是否对声学或发音信息起作用方面存在分歧。本研究涉及:(1)塞浦路斯希腊语(CGR)第二语言英语听众在英语元音和辅音上遇到的困难,以及(2)语言外因素(即年龄、性别、学习第二语言的年限、教育背景、开始学习的年龄、在第二语言中使用的报告、访问英语国家)和语言因素(词频、单词长度、音节数)对第二语言英语中元音和辅音感知的影响。一项包括两项辨别测试的任务评估了母语CGR听众对英语元音和辅音对比的感知。总的来说,听众在处理辅音时的表现略好于处理元音,有报道称这有显著的影响。在被调查的因素中,年龄、性别、二语教学年数和经验年数都有显著的影响,特别是对辅音的语音感知。具体来说,研究结果表明,发音和元音长度等与英语母语人士相关的声音线索,可能与非英语母语人士无关,在这种情况下,对于CGR L1人士来说。
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Challenges in the perception of L2 English phonemes by native speakers of Cypriot Greek
Research into non-native speech perception performance suggests that adults encounter difficulties discriminating segmental distinctions that are not used contrastively in their first language. Current theoretical models suggest that these difficulties are related to the acquisition of a native speech system but diverge in whether the perceptual mechanisms operate on acoustic or articulatory information. The present research addresses: (1) the difficulties Cypriot Greek (CGR) listeners of L2 English encounter with English vowels and consonants, and (2) the effect of extra-linguistic (i.e. age, gender, years of learning L2 English, educational setting, age of onset, reported use in the L2, visits to English-speaking countries) and linguistic factors (word frequency, word length, syllable number) on the perception of vowels and consonants in L2 English. A task involving two discrimination tests assessed native CGR listeners’ perception of English contrasts for vowels and consonants. Overall, listeners performed slightly better when dealing with consonants compared to vowels, significant effects have been reported. Concerning the examined factors, age, gender, years of L2 instruction, and years of experience have been reported to have significant effects, especially on speech perception of consonants. Specifically, the findings suggest that acoustic cues such as voicing and vowel length, which are relevant for native speakers of English, may not be for non-native speakers, in this case for CGR L1 speakers.
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