The Emergence of the Unmarked in Second Language Phonology.

Broselow, Ellen; Chen, Su-I; Wang, Chilin

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Publication Date: 1998

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The Emergence of the Unmarked in Second Language Phonology.

Broselow, Ellen; Chen, Su-I; Wang, Chilin

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v20 n2 p251-80 Jun 1998

Discusses the simplification of forms ending in obstruents by native speakers of Mandarin, in particular two effects that are not obviously motivated by either the native- or the target-language grammars: a tendency to devoice final voiced obstruents and a tendency to maximize the number of bisyllabic forms in the output. (Author/JL)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Patterns, Grammar, Interlanguage, Mandarin Chinese, Oral Language, Phonology, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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