There is growing evidence that exposure to orthographic input affects second language
phonological acquisition. This study examined the effects of auditory–orthographic …

The main goal of this study was to determine whether the geminate-singleton consonant
length contrast attrites across three different generations of Farsi-English-speaking …

This chapter focuses on pronunciation learning and teaching in the classroom setting, where
learners are literate. It first classifies orthographies in terms of script type, direction of writing …

This study investigates the non-native production of rhotics by Mandarin speakers learning
Persian as L3 and it compares the results with that of native speakers. In the light of the …

This dissertation explores two learning problems in L2 phonology:(1) acquiring a new L2
distribution when both sounds exist in the L1 as allophones;(2) acquiring the same L2 …

This chapter discusses Persian adult and child heritage speech. It provides various
definitions of heritage speakers and points out that heritage speech is transient. In addition …

I propose an analysis on the acquisition of the alveolar trill/r/by Spanish-speaking children
as a heritage language. I aim to determine to what extent the acquisition of the trill by these …

The purpose of the present thesis is to establish whether Flege's “equivalence
classification”(Flege, 1995, p. 239) operates in the same way in auditory imitation of an …

The purpose of the present thesis is to establish whether Flege's “equivalence
classification”(Flege, 1995, p. 239) operates in the same way in auditory imitation of an …

L'influence trans-linguistique est un phénomène où les systèmes linguistiques d'un locuteur
s' interagissent et affectent la performance ou le développement du locuteur (Sharwood …