Investigating Second Language Speech: Introduction
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Second language speech production
The study of second langiage (L2) speech production has a long history in second language (SLA) research, both for what it can tell us about the development of the specific skill and how it might illuminate the general processes of SLA. Over time, studies in L2 phonological attainment have become a battleground for perennial issues in SLA research encompassing cognitive, psychological, and soci...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Ilha do Desterro A Journal of English Language, Literatures in English and Cultural Studies
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2175-8026,0101-4846
DOI: 10.5007/2175-8026.2017v70n3p9