Based on an innovative corpus-based approach, this book offers a comprehensive survey of
the phonological and phonetic properties of L2 speech in English and German. The first part …

The following volume is a monograph study of the English second language (ESL)
phonological development of a Vietnamese family across nearly one year. Specifically, the …

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 …

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 …

Compared to monolinguals, multilingual learners possess a larger repertoire of phonetic-
phonological parameters, have a higher degree of language and meta-linguistic awareness …

This stimulating collection of articles from leading international researchers provides a state-
of-the-art overview of core issues in second language speech perception and production …

An error analysis approach is used to investigate the second language (English) phonology
of two native speakers of Hungarian. The study provides evidence relevant to a number of …

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 …

A new edition of the popular introductory text on the phonological structure of present-day
English. A clear and accessible introductory text on the phonological structure of the English …

Pronunciation is an aspect of proficiency on which most second-language (L2) learners
have ready views and, sometimes, clear motivations—possibly because they are aware from …