This book offers a comprehensive resource on the state-of-the-art in L2 pronunciation, surveying the most up-to-date theoretical and methodological developments to highlight the multidimensional nature of pronunciation scholarship and directions for future research. The volume examines both speech perception and production, including the perception-production link. The book explores production from a range of perspectives, including acoustic analysis of specific features and listener-based ratings of global dimensions of pronunciation. Each chapter spotlights a different dimension of pronunciation through a consistent structure, including a summary of the latest research, a critical appraisal of methods, and an overview of data analysis procedures with recommendations for practical implementation. The innovative interconnected structure allows readers to build on their knowledge with each successive chapter while also allowing the flexibility to use chapters as standalone units depending on individual interests. A concluding chapter outlines a research agenda for future scholarship, spotlighting the methods and approaches that are most likely to advance the field. This book is an invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers, at all stages of their careers, looking to expand their knowledge base in SLA and L2 pronunciation and related fields such as phonetics and phonology.
This book offers a comprehensive resource on the state-of-the-art in L2 pronunciation, surveying the most up-to-date theoretical and methodological developments to highlight the multidimensional nature of pronunciation scholarship and directions for future research.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Researching Speech Perception
3. Researching the Production of Specific Features
4. Researching the Perception-Production Link
5. Researching the Production of Global Features
6. Researching Pronunciation Training and Instruction
7. Researching Individual Differences
8. Conclusion
Charlie Nagle is Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The University of Texas at Austin, USA. As a quantitative research methodologist working in the areas of second language learning, phonetics and phonology, and speech perception and production, he is especially interested in longitudinal research methods and the statistical modeling of speech data. His work has been supported by the Fulbright Program and the National Science Foundation.
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