The Role of Native Language Transfer and Task Formality in the Acquisition of Spanish Spirantization.

Zampini, Mary L.

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Role of Native Language Transfer and Task Formality in the Acquisition of Spanish Spirantization.

Zampini, Mary L.

Hispania, v77 n3 p470-81 Sep 1994

Studies the role played by native language transfer and task formality in the second-language acquisition of the Spanish voiced stop phonemes /b d g/ and their spirantized variants to identify specific problems affecting learners. Results indicate that native language transfer markedly inhibits acquisition of the voiced spirants. (21 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: College Students, English, Error Analysis (Language), Higher Education, Interlanguage, Language Research, Language Skill Attrition, Phonemics, Pronunciation, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Task Analysis, Transfer of Training

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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