The Influence of L1 Constraints on L2 Sound Perception

• 발행기관: 한국외국어교육학회
• 저자명: Jayeon Lim Misun Seo
• 간행물 정보: 『Foreign Languages Education』Vol.22 No.1, 23~42쪽, 전체 20쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2015.03.30

영문 초록

This study investigated the influence of L1-specific constraints on L2 perception. In particular, we examined the effect of the unreleased coda constraint in L1 on Korean learners’ perception of word final palatal sibilants across two proficiency levels, i.e., low vs. high. Our findings from a perception experiment showed that Korean learners, especially the low group learners, tended to hear the illusory vowel /i/ after a word final palatal sibilant. Thus, the low group learners had a difficulty in discriminating the contrasts of /ʃ/ vs. /ʃi/, /ʧ/ vs. /ʧi/, and /ʤ/ vs. /ʤi/. According to the perception experiment, the low group learners’ illusory vowel perception rates increased as frication noise of the word final palatal sibilant got longer. Additionally, the low group learners were not influenced by the relative duration of the vowel /i/ in perceiving the vowel. Rather, their vowel responses were more likely to be influenced by the frication duration of a word final palatal sibilant. The study revealed that L1 constraints are significant factors influencing L2 perception.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Literature Review

III. Methodology

IV. Results

V. Discussion

VI. Conclusion

References

키워드

제2 언어 음지각 영어 치찰음 모국어 제약 L2 sound perception English sibilants L1 constraint