The acquisition of a second language (L2) sound system poses significant challenges for
learners, who must acquire a new system of sound contrasts, new restrictions on where …

In this book I seek to explore a variety of aspects of second language speech. The field
provides interesting interactions with a number of disciplines. Learners have to acquire …

Over the past few decades, the study of second language (L2) speech has emerged as a
rapidly-growing area of inquiry, the ramifications of which extend across a diverse range of …

A wealth of well-documented evidence in the SLA literature demonstrates that the way
second language (L2) learners perceive and process foreign speech is mediated by the …

Second language acquisition has rapidly grown as a field over the past decade, as our
knowledge of the ways in which children and adults learn and use a second language has …

In recent years it has become widely acknowledged that the process of third language (L3)
acquisition differs from the process of acquiring a second language (L2) in a number of …

In this paper, I discuss a linguistic model for explaining native and secondlanguage (L2)
sound perception. In § 2, I discuss the Linguistic Perception (LP) model for general sound …

Acquisition of a second language (L2) phonological system projects multilayered issues not
only because it intersects with the complexities of human development, learning and the …

On the assumption that perception leads production in L2 Speech learning (Flege, 1995)
and perceptual accuracy enhancement eventually leads to changes in production, phonetic …

A series of experiments shows that Spanish learners of English acquire the ship-sheep
contrast in a way specific to their target dialect (Scottish or Southern British English) and that …