Abstract:The current study investigates pronunciation of Spanish <ll> and <y> by intermediate L1 English learners of L2 Spanish (N = 31). Third- (n = 17) and fifth-semester (n = 14) learners completed read-aloud and picture-naming tasks. Each contained items with <ll> and <y> in stressed position after pause or nasal, and in unstressed intervocalic position. Recordings were made and analyzed with PRAAT. First, target segments were categorized based on spectrographic evidence (e.g., contour and i… Show more
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