L1 influence on the L2 acquisition of English word-final nasal place contrasts: An electropalatographic study of L1 Japanese and Spanish learners

Languages differ in the extent to which phonological contrasts observed in onsets are neutralized syllable finally. We examined the acquisition of English syllable-final /m n ŋ/ by L2 learners whose L1 nasal codas lack independent place (Japanese) or neutralize to a single place (Spanish). Three lea...

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Main Authors: Alexei Kochetov, Jeffrey Steele, Laura Colantoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2023-05-01
Series:Laboratory Phonology
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Online Access:https://www.journal-labphon.org/article/id/6434/