Perceived Phonological Overlap in Second-Language Categories: The Acquisition of English /r/ and /l/ by Japanese Native Listeners
Japanese learners of English can acquire /r/ and /l/, but discrimination accuracy rarely reaches native speaker levels. How do L2 learners develop phonological categories to acquire a vocabulary when they cannot reliably tell them apart? This study aimed to test the possibility that learners establi...
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MDPI AG
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Languages |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/6/1/4 |