Tashlhiyt is a low-resource language with respect to acoustic databases, language corpora,
and speech technology tools, such as Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems. This …

Even the most seemingly monolingual places are shaped in space and time by different
languages meeting. Most often, when languages meet, they are brought together by humans …

Some previous studies report that increased experience with a second language (L2) may
result in a more target-like perception and production in the L2, as well as in a less native …

This study reports syllable position effects on second language (L2) Portuguese speech
perception, revealing that L2 segmental learning may be prone to an influence from the …

This research investigated contrastive perception of L1 phonological categories in Albanian–
English bilinguals who returned to Albania after living abroad for over on average a decade …

This study analyses the relationship between native English speakers' perception and
production of the novel French/y/–/u/contrast. Acoustic data were extracted from the learners' …

Feature-based approaches to acquisition principally focus on second language (L2)
learners' ability to perceive non-native consonants when the features required are either …

The revised version of the Speech Learning Model (SLM-r) regards full-time equivalent
(FTE), which involves the amount of L2 use during the length of residence (LOR) in an L2 …

The paper introduces the Special Issue on Language Contact and Speaker Accommodation,
which originates from the conference Phonetics and Phonology in Europe (PaPE) held at …

Mastering word stress is a crucial part of learning the English language because it is a vital
part and parcel of word recognition and intelligibility. Arab EFL learners complain about the …