The perception and production of Estonian vowels and vocalic quantity contrasts by Spanish L1 learners

Leppik, Katrin; Lippus, Pärtel; Asu, Eva Liina

doi:10.1016/j.amper.2023.100147

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“…In fact, Euclidean distances, Mahalanobis distances, and Pillai scores have sometimes been used in the L2 literature to measure the distance or overlap of L2 realisations with comparable native realisations (e.g., Flege et al 1997;Kartushina and Frauenfelder 2014;Perry and Tucker 2019); in this case, they are used to compute the distance from (or overlap with) a native model, and therefore qualify as an extrinsic (rather than intrinsic) evaluation. Studies having used these measures for intrinsic evaluations are few and very recent (Mairano et al 2019;Kabakoff et al 2020;Baills et al 2022;De Jonge et al 2022;Valenzuela Farias 2022;Leppik et al 2023).…”

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Can L2 Pronunciation Be Evaluated without Reference to a Native Model? Pillai Scores for the Intrinsic Evaluation of L2 Vowels

Mairano,

Santiago,

Roa

2023

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In this article, we explore the possibility of evaluating L2 pronunciation, and, more specifically, L2 vowels, without referring to a native model, i.e., intrinsically. Instead of comparing L2 vowel productions to native speakers’ productions, we use Pillai scores to measure the overlap between target vowel categories in L2 English (/iː/ — /ɪ/, /ɑː/ — /æ/, /ɜː/ — /ʌ/, /uː/ — /ʊ/) for L1 French, L1 Spanish, and L1 Italian learners (n = 40); and in L2 French (/y/ — /u/, /ø/ — /o/, /ø/ — /e/, /ɛ˜/ — /e /, /ɑ˜/ — /a/, /ɔ˜/ — /o/) for L1 English, L1 Spanish, and L1 Italian learners (n = 48). We assume that a greater amount of overlap within a contrast indicates assimilated categories in a learner’s production, whereas a smaller amount of overlap indicates the establishment of phonological categories and distinct realisations for members of the contrast. Pillai scores were significant predictors of native ratings of comprehensibility and/or nativelikeness for many of the contrasts considered. Despite some limitations and caveats, we argue that Pillai scores and similar methods for the intrinsic evaluation of L2 pronunciation can be used, (i) to avoid direct comparisons of L2 users’ performance with native monolinguals, following recent trends in SLA research; (ii) when comparable L1 data are not available; (iii) within longitudinal studies to track the progressive development of new phonological categories.

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Can L2 Pronunciation Be Evaluated without Reference to a Native Model? Pillai Scores for the Intrinsic Evaluation of L2 Vowels

Mairano,

Santiago,

Roa

2023

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The perception and production of Estonian vowels and vocalic quantity contrasts by Spanish L1 learners

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Can L2 Pronunciation Be Evaluated without Reference to a Native Model? Pillai Scores for the Intrinsic Evaluation of L2 Vowels

Can L2 Pronunciation Be Evaluated without Reference to a Native Model? Pillai Scores for the Intrinsic Evaluation of L2 Vowels

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