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Chen, Hsueh Chu; Han, Qian Wen – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2023
According to the speech learning model [Flege, J. E. (1995). Second language speech learning: Theory, findings, and problems. In W. Strange (Ed.), "Speech perception and linguistic experience: Issues in cross-language research" (pp. 233-277). York Press], learners whose first language (L1) is a tonal language (e.g. Cantonese) can be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Sino Tibetan Languages, Mandarin Chinese
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Chen, Hsueh Chu; Han, Qian Wen – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2019
The study aimed to investigate the influence of 24 Hong Kong learners' first and second languages (L1 and L2 -- Cantonese and English, respectively) on the acquisition of Mandarin as a third language (L3) and to discuss how multilingual learners acquire L3 pronunciation features. The most frequent phonological features in L2 English and L3…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, Native Language, Phonology