On Predicting Phonological Difficulty in Second Language Acquisition.

Eckman, Fred R.

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Publication Date: 1981

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On Predicting Phonological Difficulty in Second Language Acquisition.

Eckman, Fred R.

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v4 n1 p18-30 Fall 1981

Discusses the amount of influence that a learner's native language has on the acquisition of a second language. Suggests that some important properties of a learner's interlanguage (IL) can be predicted, as shown by the different IL rules that Cantonese and Japanese use in dealing with English word-final voice contrasts. (Author/MES)

Descriptors: Cantonese, College Students, Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Interference (Language), Interlanguage, Japanese, Pronunciation, Second Language Learning, Sino Tibetan Languages

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Language: English

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