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ERIC Number: EJ494918
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0018-2133
The Role of Native Language Transfer and Task Formality in the Acquisition of Spanish Spirantization.
Zampini, Mary L.
Hispania, v77 n3 p470-81 Sep 1994
Studies the role played by native language transfer and task formality in the second-language acquisition of the Spanish voiced stop phonemes /b d g/ and their spirantized variants to identify specific problems affecting learners. Results indicate that native language transfer markedly inhibits acquisition of the voiced spirants. (21 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: College Students, English, Error Analysis (Language), Higher Education, Interlanguage, Language Research, Language Skill Attrition, Phonemics, Pronunciation, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Task Analysis, Transfer of Training
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Fricatives; Native Language