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ERIC Number: EJ603505
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0018-2133
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On the Labiodental Pronunciation of Spanish /b/ among Teachers of Spanish as a Second Language.
Stevens, John J.
Hispania, v83 n1 p139-50 Mar 2000
Analysis of the speech habits of Spanish language instructors at the University of Southern California revealed that native Spanish speakers, as well as near-native Spanish speakers, sometimes produce labiodental [v] as an allophonic variant of Spanish /b/. Quantitative analysis by the VARBRUL statistical program indicated that linguistic, social, and stylistic factors condition the application of the labiodental. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Language Styles, Language Teachers, Language Variation, Native Speakers, Pronunciation, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Statistical Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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