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31 - Orthographic Effects in the Phonetics and Phonology of Second Language Learners and Users

from Part VI - Variables and Outcomes of Bilingual Speech

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2024

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Bene Bassetti
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Mark Amengual
Mark Amengual
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University of California, Santa Cruz
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Summary

This chapter reviews evidence that the orthographic forms (spellings) of L2 sounds and words affect L2 phonological representation and processing. Orthographic effects are found in speech perception, speech production, phonological awareness, and the learning of words and sounds. Orthographic forms facilitate L2 speakers/listeners – for instance in lexical learning – but also have negative effects, resulting in sound additions, deletions, and substitutions. This happens because L2 speakers’ L2 orthographic knowledge differs from the actual working of the L2 writing system. Orthographic effects are established after little exposure to orthographic forms, are persistent, can be reinforced by factors other than orthography, including spoken input, and are modulated by individual-level and sound/word-level variables. Future research should address gaps in current knowledge, for instance investigating the effects of teaching interventions, and aim at producing a coherent framework.

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orthographic effectsorthographic inputsecond language phonologysecond language pronunciationsecond language learningsecond language acquisitionsecond language writing systemsbilingualismlate bilingualismorthographyphonologygeminationspeech productionspeech perceptionspellingword learning
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The Cambridge Handbook of Bilingual Phonetics and Phonology , pp. 699 - 720
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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