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 …

Previously post-focus compression (PFC)-the lowering of fundamental frequency (F0) and
intensity of post-focal words to below those of the same words in identical sentences with …

Mandarin Chinese is the official standard language in China (where it is called
Putonghua,“common speech”), Taiwan (where it is called guoyu,“national language”), and …

The current study examined the age of learning effect on second language (L2) acquisition.
The research goals of the study were twofold: to test whether there is an independent age …

Gender-affirming behavioral voice modification has primarily been directed by cisgender
clinicians who do not actively live or master the process of voice modification themselves but …

This study examines the plasticity of native language intonation in English-Austrian German
sequential bilinguals who have migrated to Austria in adulthood by comparing it to that of …

Rhythm perception is assumed to be guided by a domain-general auditory principle, the
Iambic/Trochaic Law, stating that sounds varying in intensity are grouped as strong-weak …

The present study examines the production of uptalk in Spanish and in English by Spanish
heritage speakers in Southern California. Following the L2 Intonation Learning Theory, we …

Multiple studies conducted over the past decade have suggested the motivational and
proficiency‐related benefits of commencing language instruction at an early age. Limitations …

This article addresses the issue of teaching pronunciation in English as a second language
(ESL) classes by specifically looking at the impact of teaching lexical stress rules and …