第二语言元音对比的歧视以及语音短期记忆和非语言智力的作用
Georgios P Georgiou1,2, Aretousa Giannakou3,4
1Department of Languages and Literature, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus. georgiou.georg@unic.ac.cy.
Journal of psycholinguistic research
|February 4, 2024
概括
希腊语说者在英语母音方面扎,这表明更高的非语言智商 (IQ) 改善了L2语音感知,而语音短期记忆 (PSTM) 几乎没有影响.
科学领域:
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
- 获得第二语言的学习.
- 语音感知 语音感知
背景情况:
- 关于第二语言 (L2) 学习者的感知能力存在广泛的研究.
- 在理解语音短期记忆 (PSTM) 和非语言智力 (IQ) 等认知功能如何影响L2语音感知方面,仍然存在差距.
研究的目的:
- 调查希腊语说话者对L2英语单格元音对比的歧视.
- 评估PSTM和非语言智商对该组L2语音感知的影响.
主要方法:
- 成年单语培养的希腊语说者完成了L2英语元音的AX区分测试,数字跨度测试 (PSTM) 和非语言智商测试.
- 一组英语母语的对照组也完成了AX测试.
- 贝叶斯回归模型用于数据分析.
主要成果:
- 希腊语说话者在大多数L2元音对比方面表现不佳,与英语说话者相比表现明显差.
- 没有实质性证据将更高的PSTM与更准确的L2对比差别联系起来.
- 较高的非语言智商与区分大多数L2元音对比度的卓越准确度密切相关.
结论:
- 非语言智商,可能是因为它与注意力,处理速度和学习有关,在L2语音感知中起着重要作用.
- 由于PSTM的影响有限,因此需要进一步研究,考虑到方法因素和其他认知相互作用.
- 研究结果强调了超越记忆的认知因素在L2语音感知中的重要性.
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