We argue that the common phonological assumptions that (i) plain voiceless consonants are
less marked than voiceless aspirates and (ii) the unmarked two-way stop system opposes …

One of the core problems in second language acquisition theory is how to describe and
explain the highly variable (yet rule-governed) speech of second language learners. Is such …

Within a variationist approach for data collection and analysis, this study investigates the
acquisition in perception of post-vocalic word-final stops (codas) by speakers of Brazilian …

Recent literature has sought to understand the presence of epenthetic vowels after the
productions of postvocalic word-final consonants by second language (L2) learners whose …

Similar to other human languages, the grammar of learner speech (Interlanguage) is
characterized by a rule-governed system (eg Adamson 1988, Preston 1989, 1996) that is …

Behavioral results from syllable experiments with Korean speakers indicate that, given a C 1
VC 2 syllable, users of this language show a strong tendency to group C 1 and V into a unit …

The study provides a stochastic optimality theoretic account for the acquisition of word‐final
voiceless stops (codas) in the developing grammar of Brazilian Portuguese (BP) speakers …

The present study is based on Funatsu et al.'s (2008) experimental study about Japanese
ESL learners' perception and production of vowel insertion. To further investigate the …

This study examined the effectiveness of a motor learning theory-based protocol in which
feedback that was reduced in frequency, with a four-second delay, coupled with practice …

It is a general belief in Japan that the English/s/and/ʃ/before high front vowels (as in" see"
and" she") are problematic for Japanese ESL (English-as-a-second-language) learners …