Much research on the acquisition of phonological skills in a second/foreign language has
hitherto been concerned with the phonemes of the target language, thereby disregarding …

Phonetics is the area of linguistics that studies the production and perception of speech
sounds. Research in the past decades has clearly shown that speech is extremely variable …

Routledge Applied Linguistics is a series of comprehensive textbooks, providing students
and researchers with the support they need for advanced study in the core areas of English …

This chapter presents a working model of L2 intonation learning, the L2 Intonation Learning
theory (LILt), which ultimately aims to account for the difficulties that L2 learners encounter in …

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 …

Pronunciation plays a crucial role in learning English as an international language, yet often
remains marginalised by educators due to a lack of required phonetic and phonological …

This study examines the development of speech rhythm in second language (L2) learners of
typologically different first languages (L1s) at different levels of proficiency. An empirical …

This comprehensive textbook provides a practical introduction to English phonetics and
phonology. Assuming no prior background, the author outlines all of the core concepts and …

This textbook is an accessible introduction to discourse intonation for ESL/EFL instructors,
whether practicing or in pre-service graduate programs. Because intonation is used to form …

The current study is the first technically-principled examination of second language Spanish
intonation as it develops in a study abroad context. As such, it aims to identify patterns of …