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 …

" The first description of voice quality production in 40 years, this book provides a new
framework for its study: The Laryngeal Articulator Model. Informed by instrumental …

This paper presents an automatic procedure to analyze articulatory setting in speech
production using real-time magnetic resonance imaging of the moving human vocal tract …

The purpose of this study was to quantitatively contrast the articulatory settings of two Dutch
dialects. Tongue movement data during speech were collected on site at two high schools …

Background/aims: We explore the potential contribution of Articulatory Settings (AS) theory
to L2 speech production research, testing the hypothesis that L2 segmental speech learning …

This thesis investigates the role of articulatory difficulty (AD) in the acquisition of L2 Spanish
by L1 English speakers. Previous work has revealed that AD is one of the primary sources of …

The structure and functionality of the POLEMAD database constructed on the basis of a
study using Electromagnetic Articulograph AG 500, an acoustic camera, and 3 video …

Many learners of a second language (L2) are faced with a difficulty when trying to produce
new L2 segments. They often do not succeed, and the resulting speech can be judged by …

The way a foreign language (L2) learner perceives his or her educational environment may
affect their processes of L2 acquisition. The aim of the study presented in this paper is to …

This study investigates the use of music as pedagogical aid for the learning of Afrikaans
emotive vocabulary and pronunciation by first year university students that are foreign …