Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Phonological acquisition"”.
-
The articulatory basis of positional asymmetries in phonological acquisition
Child phonological processes that lack counterparts in adult phonological typology have long posed a problem for formal modeling of phonological acquisition. This dissertation investigates child-specific processes with a focus on the phenomenon of neutralization in strong position, whereby children …
-
Phonological acquisition in a multidialectal and multicultural context: The case of bilingual preschoolers in Singapore
This thesis seeks to better understand early phonological acquisition in a context in which linguistic input can be especially varied and variable. It focuses on preschoolers’ acquisition of Singapore English, a variety that emerged from long-term language contact, within a multilingual, …
-
Social and learner-specific factors in the acquisition of nativelike phonetic contrasts by study abroad students in Paris, France
… of both sociophonetics and second language acquisition. This research examines to what extent the attitudes and motivations of American university students studying in Paris influence their acquisition of the previously documented counter-clockwise rotation of nasal vowels in Northern …
-
The impact of self-reflection and integrated pronunciation instruction on the intelligibility of Generation Z learners of French: A mixed methods study
… methodology in the field of Second Language Acquisition Teacher Education (SLATE). The study built on research in foreign language teaching and learning methods, theories of L2 phonological acquisition and pronunciation assessment, as well as awareness theories. It was based on Levis’s (2005) …
-
L2 acquisition of nuclear accent
… traditional models generally account for the acquisition of segments only. However, in more recent years, there has been increased attention given to L2 acquisition of prosody in the field. This body of research has been increasing drastically and includes various aspects of the L2 acquisition …
-
The effects of self-monitoring strategy use on the pronunciation of learners of English
Language learning strategy (LLS) research has provided a large body of evidence for the effectiveness of strategy-based instruction (SBI), though the evidence is very limited for pronunciation strategy instruction. For both general and pronunciation LLSs, most research has focused on identifying …