Articulatory and Acoustic Characteristics of the Korean and English Word-final Laterals Produced by Korean Female Learners of American English
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2019-11-25
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English [ɫ] exhibits retracted tongue dorsum and low F2 frequencies compared to Korean [l], but is frequently asserted to be perceptually similar to Korean [l] and therefore difficult for Korean learners to acquire due to articulatory transfer. This study examines the articulatory and acoustic characteristics of Korean and English word-final laterals produced by Korean learners. Korean learners' productions of English [ɫ] were systematically different from Korean [l], with retracted tongue dorsum and low F2 similar to L1 English [ɫ]. The findings suggest Korean learners form a distinct phonetic category for English [ɫ] rather than modifying an existing Korean category.
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This record is for a(n) offprint of an article published in Journal of the Acoustical Society of America on 2019-11-25; the version of record is available at https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5134656.
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Hwang, Young, et al. "Articulatory and Acoustic Characteristics of the Korean and English Word-final Laterals Produced by Korean Female Learners of American English." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 146, no. 5, pp. EL444-EL450, 2019-11-25, https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5134656.
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Journal of the Acoustical Society of America