Systemic drift of L1 vowels in novice L2 learners

Charles B. Chang

Systemic drift of L1 vowels in novice L2 learners

Charles B. Chang^*

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Studies of proficient second-language (L2) learners have often noted phonetic drift of their native language (L1) vis-à-vis monolingual norms. Such drift has been attributed to perceptual linkage between similar sounds in L1 and L2. This study provides evidence that L1 phonetic drift is limited neither to advanced L2 learners, nor to crosslanguage influence at a segmental level. During the first weeks of an elementary Korean class, adult native English speakers were found to shift their English vowel space in approximation to the Korean vowel space, suggesting that in adult L2 learners phonetic drift of L1 vowels occurs in a rapid, systemic, and assimilatory fashion.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences
Editors	Wai-Sum Lee, Eric Zee
Place of Publication	Hong Kong SAR
Publisher	City University of Hong Kong
Pages	428–431
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - Aug 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	17th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences - Hong Kong, China Duration: 17 Aug 2011 → 21 Aug 2011

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Conference	17th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences
Place	China
City	Hong Kong
Period	17/08/11 → 21/08/11

Research Keywords

phonetic drift
phonetics
speech production
bilingualism
Korean
English

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Chang, CB 2011, Systemic drift of L1 vowels in novice L2 learners. in W-S Lee & E Zee (eds), Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences. City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, pp. 428–431, 17th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Hong Kong, China, 17/08/11. <https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/icphs-proceedings/ICPhS2011/index.htm#C>

Systemic drift of L1 vowels in novice L2 learners. / Chang, Charles B.
Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences. ed. / Wai-Sum Lee; Eric Zee. Hong Kong SAR: City University of Hong Kong, 2011. p. 428–431.

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Systemic drift of L1 vowels in novice L2 learners

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