Second language learners’ vocabulary expansion is associated with improved second language vowel intelligibility

This paper tests the predictions of the vocabulary-tuning model of second language (L2) rephonologization in the domain of L2 segmental production. This model proposes a facilitating effect of adults’ L2 vocabulary expansion on L2 perception and production and suggests that early improvements in L2...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bundgaard-Nielsen, R., Best, C., Kroos, Christian, Tyler, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37470