Title Perceptual training on lexical stress contrasts : a study with Taiwanese learners of English as a foreign language / Shu-chen Ou

Published Cham : Springer, 2020

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Description 1 online resource Series SpringerBriefs in Linguistics SpringerBriefs in linguistics. Contents Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Theories of Second-Language Speech Perception -- 1.3 Term Clarification -- 1.4 Organization of the Book -- References -- 2 Perceptual Training: A Literature Review -- 2.1 Perceptual Training: The Methodology and Design -- 2.2 Applications of Perceptual Training -- 2.2.1 Training Listeners to Perceive Non-native Segmental Contrasts -- 2.2.2 Training Listeners to Perceive Non-native Suprasegmental Contrasts -- 2.3 Methodological Factors That Can Influence Training Outcomes 2.3.1 Training Method: Identification Versus Discrimination -- 2.3.2 Talker and Context Variability -- 2.4 English Lexical Stress and Mandarin-Speaking Listeners -- 2.5 The Current Study -- References -- 3 Training to Perceive English Lexical Stress in Rising Intonation: The Immediate Effects -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Materials -- 3.3 Acoustic Analysis -- 3.3.1 Falling Intonation -- 3.3.2 Rising Intonation -- 3.4 Training and Testing Procedures -- 3.4.1 Pre-test -- 3.4.2 Perceptual Training -- 3.4.3 Post-test -- 3.5 Participants -- 3.6 Response Accuracy Analysis -- 3.7 Results 3.7.1 Trainee Group -- 3.7.2 Control Group -- 3.8 Summary and Discussion -- 3.8.1 Enhanced Performance Under the Rising Intonation Context -- 3.8.2 Reduced Performance Under the Falling Intonation Context -- 3.9 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Training to Perceive English Lexical Stress in Rising Intonation: Generalizability and Retainability -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Materials -- 4.3 Acoustic Analysis -- 4.3.1 Falling Intonation -- 4.3.2 Rising Intonation -- 4.4 Testing Procedures -- 4.4.1 Generalization Test -- 4.4.2 Retention Test -- 4.5 Participants -- 4.6 Response Accuracy Analysis 4.7 Results -- 4.7.1 Generalization Test -- 4.7.2 Retention Test -- 4.8 Summary and Discussion -- 4.8.1 Generalizability of the Training Effects -- 4.8.2 Retainability of the Training Effects -- 4.9 Conclusion -- References -- 5 General Discussion and Conclusion -- 5.1 Summary of the Findings -- 5.2 Implications for Second-Language Speech Perception Models and the Perceptual Training Paradigm -- 5.3 Further Issues -- 5.3.1 Stimuli Variability -- 5.3.2 The Effects of Perceptual Training on Production -- 5.3.3 Perceptual Learning of Lexical Stress in a More Ecologically Valid Environment 5.4 Conclusion -- References -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D Summary This book presents the effects of perceptual training on the perception of English lexical stress in rising intonation by Mandarin-speaking EFL learners in Taiwan, and shows that these effects can be positive as well as negative. The book is of interest to researchers in lexical stress and intonation, or issues related to acquisition of L2 suprasegmentals and native-language impact on this process, as well as for those designing a training course on lexical stress for EFL learners, particularly those with a tone language background. Learning to perceive non-native sound contrasts can be a formidable task, particularly when learners cant rely on cues from their native-language experience. A case in point is Mandarin-speaking EFL learners perception of lexical stress. They can accurately identify the stress patterns of target words in sentences that have a falling intonation. However, they experience considerable difficulties when the target words are in questions, where the intonation is rising. Where most training studies use only stimuli produced in falling intonation, we implemented a perceptual training program to examine whether Mandarin-speaking EFL learners could learn to perceive English lexical stress in both falling intonation and rising intonation Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject English language -- Study and teaching -- Taiwan -- Foreign speakers Accents and accentuation. Tone (Phonetics) Language: reference & general. Phonetics, phonology. Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- General. Foreign Language Study -- Chinese. Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- Phonetics & Phonology. Accents and accentuation English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers Tone (Phonetics) Taiwan Form Electronic book ISBN 9783030511333 3030511332

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