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Language Proficiency and Sonorant Devoicing in English Plosive-Sonorant Clusters

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Přečková K., Šturm P., Volín J.
Research in Language
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2023
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vol. 21
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issue 4
443-459
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This article explores the timing of phonetic voicing in plosive-sonorant clusters in English. VOT was measured in two groups of Czech learners with different proficiency levels and a native English control group. The hypothesis was that cross-language differences in the implementation of the voicing contrast would be reflected in lower devoicing by the non-native speakers, modulated by proficiency. 24 participants read a text with plosive-sonorant clusters (such as in plan or troops). The study found that less proficient speakers exhibited smaller degrees of devoicing compared to more proficient speakers, who however did not differ from the native controls. In line with the absence of devoicing in Czech secondary-school textbooks, the results provide insight into the interplay between language proficiency and pronunciation details in L2 acquisition.
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The sociophonology of /l/ and /r/ vocalisation and intrusion

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Obiała T.
Annales Neophilologiarum
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2015
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issue 9
159-166
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The article presents on overview of the processes of vocalisation and intrusion on the basis of two contemporary English sonorant phonemes: /l/ and /r/. The study looks at the geographical spread of these phonological changes and discusses their historical motivation in order to present the main similarities and differences in the realizations of the two sounds. Finally, it presents the current status of the process of l-vocalisation occurring in the British Isles, which is one of the most recent phenomena to be observed in the language change.
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Artykuł prezentuje przegląd procesów intruzji i wokalizacji w oparciu o dwa fonemy występujące we współczesnym języku angielskim: /l/ oraz /r/. Przeprowadzona analiza zwraca uwagę na geograficzne występowanie tych procesów i omawia ich historyczne uzasadnienie tak, aby zaprezentować podobieństwa i różnice w realizacji obu fonemów. Omówiony zostaje również współczesny proces wokalizacji fonemu /l/ na Wyspach Brytyjskich, będący jedną z najbardziej aktualnych zmian w języku angielskim.
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