This study examined the influence of semantic and phonological priming on L2 speech planning,as well as the difference between native and non-native speakers of English in terms of lemma activation.Two potential expla...This study examined the influence of semantic and phonological priming on L2 speech planning,as well as the difference between native and non-native speakers of English in terms of lemma activation.Two potential explanations for the contrast between the performance of L2 speakers and native controls were considered.The first of which was that L2 speakers’ phonological forms are activated before selection of syntactic frame occurred,whereas the reverse is true for native speakers.The second explanation posits that the organisation of the speech production procedure is fundamentally similar in native and L2 speakers,and the disparity in performance arises from difference in the levels of activation of stored items.The results of the present experiment suggest that lemma selection is indeed what drives syntactic frame selection.However,lemmas in L2 speakers can be primed through a chain of connections demonstrated as:L2 phonological form →L1 phonological form → L1 lemma.展开更多
The paper reports the developmental trajectory of Chinese EFL( English as a foreign language) learners’ oral performance in terms of their speech quantity and quality in repeated topic-based tasks. It has been a conc...The paper reports the developmental trajectory of Chinese EFL( English as a foreign language) learners’ oral performance in terms of their speech quantity and quality in repeated topic-based tasks. It has been a concerned issue in the theoretical and pedagogical interests that how L2 learners can enhance their oral proficiency. However,as pointed in[22],there are few studies focused particularly on the L2 speakers’ performance change,while more studies are devoted to the performance status. The current research presents a case study of six Chinese students’ English oral development addressing to the issue of learners’ dynamic change. By investigating each speaker’s variation in the speech quantity( the total amount of produced speech) and speech quality( indicated by fluency,accuracy and complexity) during the three-week intervals,we find that task repetition can positively affect the speakers’ oral production.展开更多
Ever since the publication of Fromkin＇s Slips of the Tongue in 1973, more and more psycholinguists have realized the importance of studying the slips of the tongue. Dell （1986） defined slips of the tongue as ＂unin...Ever since the publication of Fromkin＇s Slips of the Tongue in 1973, more and more psycholinguists have realized the importance of studying the slips of the tongue. Dell （1986） defined slips of the tongue as ＂unintended, nonhabitual deviation（s） from a speech plan＂. That is, those speech errors are not due to an incomplete or incorrect language system, but to language processing problems. Most of the studies are focused on monohngual models. But, to bilinguals, are L2 slips different from LI slips？ Can those monolingual speech production models also explain L2 speech production？ This article puts together Dell＇s current monolingual model of speech with Poulisse＇s L2 slip project to see how L2 slips can shed light on the process of L2 speech production and L2 learning orocess.展开更多
This paper discusses how Chinese speakers produce English sonorant consonants embedded in syllable structures novel to them.It shows that speakers may simulate target second language(L2)sounds based on acoustically si...This paper discusses how Chinese speakers produce English sonorant consonants embedded in syllable structures novel to them.It shows that speakers may simulate target second language(L2)sounds based on acoustically similar first language(L1)sounds and it is a rather complex process in which sonorant type,vowel context,and articulatory constraints all come into play.Particularly,simulation of L2 speech based on acoustic cues is found to occur not only at the segmental but also at the syllabic level in the English production of Chinese speakers.To explain this finding,the present study proposes an acoustic-articulatory model of L2 syllable production and assumes that the acoustic simulation process is syllable-based and the output form is guided by salient acoustic cues and modulated by both language general and specific coarticulatory mechanisms.展开更多
文摘This study examined the influence of semantic and phonological priming on L2 speech planning,as well as the difference between native and non-native speakers of English in terms of lemma activation.Two potential explanations for the contrast between the performance of L2 speakers and native controls were considered.The first of which was that L2 speakers’ phonological forms are activated before selection of syntactic frame occurred,whereas the reverse is true for native speakers.The second explanation posits that the organisation of the speech production procedure is fundamentally similar in native and L2 speakers,and the disparity in performance arises from difference in the levels of activation of stored items.The results of the present experiment suggest that lemma selection is indeed what drives syntactic frame selection.However,lemmas in L2 speakers can be primed through a chain of connections demonstrated as:L2 phonological form →L1 phonological form → L1 lemma.
文摘The paper reports the developmental trajectory of Chinese EFL( English as a foreign language) learners’ oral performance in terms of their speech quantity and quality in repeated topic-based tasks. It has been a concerned issue in the theoretical and pedagogical interests that how L2 learners can enhance their oral proficiency. However,as pointed in[22],there are few studies focused particularly on the L2 speakers’ performance change,while more studies are devoted to the performance status. The current research presents a case study of six Chinese students’ English oral development addressing to the issue of learners’ dynamic change. By investigating each speaker’s variation in the speech quantity( the total amount of produced speech) and speech quality( indicated by fluency,accuracy and complexity) during the three-week intervals,we find that task repetition can positively affect the speakers’ oral production.
文摘Ever since the publication of Fromkin＇s Slips of the Tongue in 1973, more and more psycholinguists have realized the importance of studying the slips of the tongue. Dell （1986） defined slips of the tongue as ＂unintended, nonhabitual deviation（s） from a speech plan＂. That is, those speech errors are not due to an incomplete or incorrect language system, but to language processing problems. Most of the studies are focused on monohngual models. But, to bilinguals, are L2 slips different from LI slips？ Can those monolingual speech production models also explain L2 speech production？ This article puts together Dell＇s current monolingual model of speech with Poulisse＇s L2 slip project to see how L2 slips can shed light on the process of L2 speech production and L2 learning orocess.
基金supported by the 10th Chinese Foreign Language Education Fund,No.ZGWYJYJJ10A122
文摘This paper discusses how Chinese speakers produce English sonorant consonants embedded in syllable structures novel to them.It shows that speakers may simulate target second language(L2)sounds based on acoustically similar first language(L1)sounds and it is a rather complex process in which sonorant type,vowel context,and articulatory constraints all come into play.Particularly,simulation of L2 speech based on acoustic cues is found to occur not only at the segmental but also at the syllabic level in the English production of Chinese speakers.To explain this finding,the present study proposes an acoustic-articulatory model of L2 syllable production and assumes that the acoustic simulation process is syllable-based and the output form is guided by salient acoustic cues and modulated by both language general and specific coarticulatory mechanisms.
