The development of measurable speech rhythm during second language acquisition

2008 ◽  
Vol 123 (5) ◽  
pp. 3886-3886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Gutiérrez Díez ◽  
Volker Dellwo ◽  
Núria Gavaldà ◽  
Stuart Rosen
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Speech Rhythm

Typology of rhythm reconsidered: an SLA perspective

2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Ploquin
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Speech Rhythm ◽  
Statistical Approaches ◽  
Time Theory

AbstractThis paper offers an analysis of various typologies of speech rhythm with a Second Language Acquisition (SLA) perspective. The notion of isochrony and the enduring stress- and syllable-time theory are shown to be perception-, rather than production-, related. Duration-centered statistical approaches are found to measure phonotactics rather than establish a functional typology. It is further argued that no existing rhythmic typology can be recognized as efficiently organizing data to enable grouping and comparison of languages, a highly coveted tool in SLA. The outline of an SLA relevant classification, taking into account phonological elements and phonetic processes, is sketched.

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