Is L2 pronunciation affected by increased task complexity in pronunciation-unfocused speaking tasks? 

Grounded on the Cognition Hypothesis (Robinson, 2011), this studyexamines the effects of task complexity on L2 pronunciation accuracyand global pronunciation measures in pronunciation-unfocused tasks,and assesses the relationship between acoustic and listener-basedpronunciation measures. Eighty-two...

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Authors: Mora Plaza, Ingrid, Mora Bonilla, Joan Carles, Ortega, Mireia, Aliaga-Garcia, Cristina
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Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
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Keyword:Adquisició d'una segona llengua
Pronunciació
Second language acquisition
Pronunciation
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spelling Is L2 pronunciation affected by increased task complexity in pronunciation-unfocused speaking tasks? Mora Plaza, IngridMora Bonilla, Joan CarlesOrtega, MireiaAliaga-Garcia, CristinaAdquisició d'una segona llenguaPronunciacióSecond language acquisitionPronunciationGrounded on the Cognition Hypothesis (Robinson, 2011), this studyexamines the effects of task complexity on L2 pronunciation accuracyand global pronunciation measures in pronunciation-unfocused tasks,and assesses the relationship between acoustic and listener-basedpronunciation measures. Eighty-two Catalan/Spanish learners of Englishperformed simple and complex versions of a problem-solving monologicspeaking task, for which the oral stops /p, t, k/ and vowel contrasts /i:/-/ɪ/ and /æ/-/ʌ/ were embedded in the lexical items used to perform thetask. Pronunciation accuracy was gauged through acousticmeasurements of laryngeal timing (voice onset time) and vowelcontrastiveness and nativelikeness (Mahalanobis distances), and nativespeakers’ ratings of comprehensibility and accentedness. Resultsrevealed detrimental effects of increased task complexity on theproductions of oral stops and speech comprehensibility andaccentedness; however, no consistent task complexity effects werefound on vowel accuracy. The analysis also revealed an associationbetween segmental accuracy and global dimensions of L2 speech.Cambridge University Press (CUP)2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/218649Articles publicats en revistes (Llengües i Literatures Modernes i Estudis Anglesos)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263124000470Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2024, vol. 46, num.4, p. 1117-1149https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263124000470(c) Mora Plaza, Ingrid et al., 2024info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2186492026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Is L2 pronunciation affected by increased task complexity in pronunciation-unfocused speaking tasks? 
title Is L2 pronunciation affected by increased task complexity in pronunciation-unfocused speaking tasks? 
spellingShingle Is L2 pronunciation affected by increased task complexity in pronunciation-unfocused speaking tasks? 
Mora Plaza, Ingrid
Adquisició d'una segona llengua
Pronunciació
Second language acquisition
Pronunciation
title_short Is L2 pronunciation affected by increased task complexity in pronunciation-unfocused speaking tasks? 
title_full Is L2 pronunciation affected by increased task complexity in pronunciation-unfocused speaking tasks? 
title_fullStr Is L2 pronunciation affected by increased task complexity in pronunciation-unfocused speaking tasks? 
title_full_unstemmed Is L2 pronunciation affected by increased task complexity in pronunciation-unfocused speaking tasks? 
title_sort Is L2 pronunciation affected by increased task complexity in pronunciation-unfocused speaking tasks? 
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mora Plaza, Ingrid
Mora Bonilla, Joan Carles
Ortega, Mireia
Aliaga-Garcia, Cristina
author Mora Plaza, Ingrid
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Mora Bonilla, Joan Carles
Ortega, Mireia
Aliaga-Garcia, Cristina
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Ortega, Mireia
Aliaga-Garcia, Cristina
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Adquisició d'una segona llengua
Pronunciació
Second language acquisition
Pronunciation
topic Adquisició d'una segona llengua
Pronunciació
Second language acquisition
Pronunciation
description Grounded on the Cognition Hypothesis (Robinson, 2011), this studyexamines the effects of task complexity on L2 pronunciation accuracyand global pronunciation measures in pronunciation-unfocused tasks,and assesses the relationship between acoustic and listener-basedpronunciation measures. Eighty-two Catalan/Spanish learners of Englishperformed simple and complex versions of a problem-solving monologicspeaking task, for which the oral stops /p, t, k/ and vowel contrasts /i:/-/ɪ/ and /æ/-/ʌ/ were embedded in the lexical items used to perform thetask. Pronunciation accuracy was gauged through acousticmeasurements of laryngeal timing (voice onset time) and vowelcontrastiveness and nativelikeness (Mahalanobis distances), and nativespeakers’ ratings of comprehensibility and accentedness. Resultsrevealed detrimental effects of increased task complexity on theproductions of oral stops and speech comprehensibility andaccentedness; however, no consistent task complexity effects werefound on vowel accuracy. The analysis also revealed an associationbetween segmental accuracy and global dimensions of L2 speech.
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Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2024, vol. 46, num.4, p. 1117-1149
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263124000470
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