Speech style, syllable stress, and the second-language acquisition of Spanish /e/ and /o/

This study examines the effects of speech style, syllable stress, and proficiency level on the production of the second-language (L2) Spanish vowels /e/ and /o/. The study addresses traditional descriptions of L2 Spanish (e.g. Stockwell & Bowen, 1965), which claim that English-speaking learners,...

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Main Author: Bland, Justin
Other Authors: Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literatures
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Tech 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/78109
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05122016-123339/