Factors affecting native Japanese speakers' production of intrusive (epenthetic) vowels in English words
نویسندگان
چکیده
A salient characteristic of English spoken by native Japanese is th tendency to produce intrusive vowels between consonants or following wordnal consonants (e.g., English \stress" as /su.to.re.su/). This study conducted speech analysis of a large set of Japanese-accented English utterances to evaluate the e ects of various factors on vowel epenthesis. Results reveal e ects of speaking rate and phonetic environment, but little e ect of word familiarity and
منابع مشابه
Production and Perception of Syllable Structure in Second-language Speech
Production and perception of syllables in a second language (L2) that has relatively complex syllable structure, such as English, is expected to be difficult for native speakers of a language with relatively simple syllable structure, such as Japanese. A series of experiments investigated the perception, production, and learning of English syllables by native Japanese speakers. Results showed t...
متن کاملAbsence of Developmental Change in Epenthetic Vowel Duration in Japanese Speakers’ English
This study examines developmental change in the production of epenthetic vowels by Japanese learners of English in relation to acquisition of L2 English speech rhythm. Seventy-two Japanese learners of English in the J-AESOP corpus were divided into lowerand higher-level learners according to their proficiency score and the frequency of vowel epenthesis. Three learners were excluded because no v...
متن کاملConsonant cluster production in Japanese learners of English
Japanese speakers often face difficulty in producing complex syllable onsets in English and insert an extra vowel. We examined whether the vowel inserted by Japanese speakers was epenthetic (phonological) or excrescent (phonetic). The acoustic data suggested that an L1 phonological process was involved in vowel insertion by Japanese speakers with lower-level English competency, because the inse...
متن کاملAbsence of Developmental Change in Epenthetic Vowel Duration in Japanese Speakers’ English
This study examines developmental change in the production of epenthetic vowels by Japanese learners of English in relation to acquisition of L2 English speech rhythm. Seventy-two Japanese learners of English in the J-AESOP corpus were divided into lowerand higher-level learners according to their proficiency score and the frequency of vowel epenthesis. Three learners were excluded because no v...
متن کاملThe Effect of Singing on Improving Syllabic Pronunciation - Vowel Epenthesis in Japanese
One of the difficulties in pronouncing English for Japanese learners can be traced to unfamiliar English syllable structures (such as CCCV or CVC). It is commonly believed that native speakers of Japanese overcome this problem through the use of epenthetic vowels. This study examines to what extent these extra vowels are suppressed to approximate more closely the syllable structure of English a...
متن کامل