Phonetic variation in Italian L2: An acoustic analysis of sibilant fricatives in the speech of L1 Spanish learners
The present study investigates the acoustic features of Italian sibilant fricatives (/s/, /z/ and /ʃ/) in the speech of L1 Spanish learners. Segmental duration, degree of voicing and place of articulation of learners’ productions are analysed alongside those of a control group of L1 Italian spe...
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The present study investigates the acoustic features of Italian sibilant fricatives (/s/, /z/ and /ʃ/) in the speech of L1 Spanish learners. Segmental duration, degree of voicing and place of articulation of learners’ productions are analysed alongside those of a control group of L1 Italian speakers to investigate the fine-grained phonetic differences between native and non-native pronunciation. Results from a quantitative analysis suggest that factors such as the degree of typological markedness of the phoneme and the influence of the L1 in perception and production affect L2 pronunciation to a different extent for each of the target sounds.
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| spelling | doaj-art-4926ca6c61ae444dab1904593a6ec0cd2025-08-20T03:36:48ZcatUniversitat de BarcelonaEstudios de Fonética Experimental1575-55332385-35732023-07-013210.1344/efe-2023-32-61-80Phonetic variation in Italian L2: An acoustic analysis of sibilant fricatives in the speech of L1 Spanish learnersMartina Rossi0Chiara Meluzzi1José María Lahoz-Bengoechea2Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielUniversità degli Studi di MilanoUniversidad Complutense de Madrid The present study investigates the acoustic features of Italian sibilant fricatives (/s/, /z/ and /ʃ/) in the speech of L1 Spanish learners. Segmental duration, degree of voicing and place of articulation of learners’ productions are analysed alongside those of a control group of L1 Italian speakers to investigate the fine-grained phonetic differences between native and non-native pronunciation. Results from a quantitative analysis suggest that factors such as the degree of typological markedness of the phoneme and the influence of the L1 in perception and production affect L2 pronunciation to a different extent for each of the target sounds. https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/estudiosfonetica/article/view/43270Italian L2phonetic variationSpanish-speaking learnerssibilant fricativesphonological acquisition |
| spellingShingle | Martina Rossi Chiara Meluzzi José María Lahoz-Bengoechea Phonetic variation in Italian L2: An acoustic analysis of sibilant fricatives in the speech of L1 Spanish learners Estudios de Fonética Experimental Italian L2 phonetic variation Spanish-speaking learners sibilant fricatives phonological acquisition |
| title | Phonetic variation in Italian L2: An acoustic analysis of sibilant fricatives in the speech of L1 Spanish learners |
| title_full | Phonetic variation in Italian L2: An acoustic analysis of sibilant fricatives in the speech of L1 Spanish learners |
| title_fullStr | Phonetic variation in Italian L2: An acoustic analysis of sibilant fricatives in the speech of L1 Spanish learners |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phonetic variation in Italian L2: An acoustic analysis of sibilant fricatives in the speech of L1 Spanish learners |
| title_short | Phonetic variation in Italian L2: An acoustic analysis of sibilant fricatives in the speech of L1 Spanish learners |
| title_sort | phonetic variation in italian l2 an acoustic analysis of sibilant fricatives in the speech of l1 spanish learners |
| topic | Italian L2 phonetic variation Spanish-speaking learners sibilant fricatives phonological acquisition |
| url | https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/estudiosfonetica/article/view/43270 |
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