Laury, Ritva; Ono, Tsuyoshi(Linguistic Society of America, 2005-03)
This article focuses on the article published by Frederick Newmeyer in a recent issue of the journal "Language." Newmeyer said that, "if real speech, the argument goes, is not propositional, then grammars should not be ...
Previous research suggests L2 vowel perception problems are often due to the assimilation of L2 sounds to L1 categories. However, there is also evidence for a universal strategy which states listeners will rely on duration ...
This study investigates beginning level adult Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) learners’ difficulties with Mandarin Chinese tones. Twenty CFL learners enrolled in a first semester CFL course in a U.S. university ...