The Effects of Vowel Height and Place of Articulation in Interlanguage Final Stop Devoicing.

Yavas, Mehmet

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ERIC Number: EJ549176

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Publication Date: 1997

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The Effects of Vowel Height and Place of Articulation in Interlanguage Final Stop Devoicing.

Yavas, Mehmet

IRAL, v35 n2 p115-25 1997

Examines the effects of vowel height and place of articulation in interlanguage devoicing patterns of final voiced stop consonants (b, d, g) in words such as "cab,""bad,""bag" in the acquisition of English as a foreign language by Mandarin, Japanese, and Portuguese speakers. Results display a combinatory effect of both dimensions. (27 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), College Students, Consonants, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Interlanguage, Japanese, Language Patterns, Mandarin Chinese, Native Speakers, Phonetics, Portuguese, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Vowels

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Language: English

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