Phonetic variation in Italian L2: An acoustic analysis of sibilant fricatives in the speech of L1 Spanish learners

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

Martina Rossi ^[1] ; Chiara Meluzzi ^[2] ; José María Lahoz-Bengoechea ^[3]
1. [1] Kiel University
  
  Kiel University
  
  Kreisfreie Stadt Kiel, Alemania
2. [2] University of Milan
  
  University of Milan
  
  Milán, Italia
3. [3] Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  
  Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  
  Madrid, España
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Localización: Estudios de fonética experimental, ISSN 1575-5533, ISSN-e 2385-3573, Nº. 32, 2023, págs. 67-80
Idioma: inglés
DOI: 10.1344/efe-2023-32-67-86
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- Variació fonètica en italià com a L2: Una anàlisi acústica de les fricatives sibilants en la parla d’aprenents amb l’espanyol com a L1
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  En aquest estudi s’investiguen les característiques acústiques de les fricatives sibilants de l’italià (/s/, /z/ i /ʃ/) per part de parlants d’espanyol com a L1. S’analitzen la durada dels segments, el grau de sonoritat i el punt d’articulació. Amb l’objectiu d’investigar les diferències fonètiques específiques entre la pronunciació nativa i la no nativa, els sons produïts pels aprenents es comparen amb els d’un grup de control format per parlants d’italià com a L1. Els resultats quantitatius suggereixen que factors com el grau de marcatge tipològic de cada fonema i la influència de la llengua materna en la percepció i en la producció afecten la pronunciació de l’italià com a L2 de manera diversa en cada un dels sons estudiats.
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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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