第二语言的获取和第一语言的言语磨损:阿拉伯语和英语短母音的产生
Lisa Kornder1, Amirah Saud Alharbi2, Anouschka Foltz1
1University of Graz, Austria.
Language and speech
|August 11, 2025
概括
经验丰富的双语者可以在第二语言 (L2) 中实现与母语类似的发音,而不会失去第一语言 (L1) 的母音. 这项研究表明,L2熟练程度并不一定会导致L1磨损.
科学领域:
- 语言学的语言学.
- 语音学 语音学 语音学
- 心理语言学 心理语言学
背景情况:
- 第二语言学习 (SLA) 研究经常探讨第一语言 (L1) 磨损的潜力.
- 在双语中,L2母语相似度和L1熟练度之间的关系仍然是一个活跃的研究领域.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定有经验的晚期双语者是否会产生阿拉伯语和英语元音,具有与本地语相似的声学特性.
- 为了研究与本地人相似的L2元音产生和L1元音磨损之间的联系.
- 检查声音区分能力对双语母音本地语相似性的影响.
主要方法:
- 阿拉伯语-英语和英语-阿拉伯语双语产生的阿拉伯语和英语元音的声学分析.
- 比较双语者的元音形态值 (F1,F2) 与单语对照者的元音形态值.
- 统计分析以评估L2熟练程度,L1消耗率和良好的区分能力之间的相关性.
主要成果:
- 经验丰富的双语者表现出与本地人相似的L2元音的产生.
- 类似于原生L2元音的生产与声学上相似的L1元音的消耗无关.
- 双语者保持了与本地人相似的L1元音制作,即使具有高的L2熟练程度.
结论:
- 在第二语言的高熟练程度并不一定意味着第一语言的母音生产下降.
- 获得L2和维护L1可以并存,挑战不可避免的L1磨损的概念.
- 声音区分能力可能在实现与母语相似的双语语音产生方面发挥作用.
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