On the Difficulty of Defining “Difficult” in Second-Language Vowel Acquisition

Hierarchies of difficulty in second-language (L2) phonology have long played a role in the postulation and evaluation of learning models. In L2 pronunciation teaching, hierarchies are assumed to be helpful in the development of instructional strategies based on anticipated areas of difficulty. This...

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Main Author: Murray J. Munro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Communication
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2021.639398/full