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Spectrographic Analysis Of Second Language Speech: Investigating The Effects Of L1, Troy D. Bailey
Spectrographic Analysis Of Second Language Speech: Investigating The Effects Of L1, Troy D. Bailey
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Technological advances in Digital Signal Processing over the last decade have provided applied linguists with a number of computerized applications for speech analysis which can be of benefit to both the researcher and the instructor. This research project explores the techniques of speech spectrography and implements methods of acoustic phonetics to current issues in Second Language Acquisition theory. Specifically, the effects of vowel production in one's native language on the targets in a second language are investigated. Acoustic measurements of English vowels spoken by Japanese students were compared with measurements of native Japanese vowels and American English vowels. In addition, …