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From Bordeaux to Porto in Second Dialect Learning: The Acquisition of a New Phonological Contrast by Upper Saxon German Speakers
From Bordeaux to Porto in Second Dialect Learning: The Acquisition of a New Phonological Contrast by Upper Saxon German Speakers
상세정보
- 자료유형
- 학위논문 서양
- 최종처리일시
- 20260202103501
- ISBN
- 9798315712763
- DDC
- 401
- 서명/저자
- From Bordeaux to Porto in Second Dialect Learning: The Acquisition of a New Phonological Contrast by Upper Saxon German Speakers
- 발행사항
- [Sl] : Indiana University, 2025
- 발행사항
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
- 형태사항
- 384 p
- 주기사항
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-11, Section: A.
- 주기사항
- Advisor: Darcy, Isabelle;Dekydtspotter, Laurent.
- 학위논문주기
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2025.
- 초록/해제
- 요약This dissertation examines the challenges of processing and acquiring unfamiliar contrasts within the context of language variation, with broader relevance to second dialect acquisition (SDA) and second language acquisition (SLA). The study specifically explores how the word-initial laryngeal contrast between lenis stops (/b/ in "Bordeaux") and fortis stops (/p/ in "Porto") is produced and perceived in two German varieties (Standard and Upper-Saxon), investigating a possible merger in the Saxon variety.Speech samples for speakers of Standard-German (SG) and Upper-Saxon (USax) were collected in a picture-naming task and perception of the contrast was assessed in an Oddity discrimination task. Dialect speech from 63 USax speakers revealed that fortis stops are implemented with slight aspiration-measured as voice onset time (VOT). Yet, substantially overlapping VOT distributions indicated limited phonemic distinctiveness, suggesting that USax fortis stops remain lenited. In contrast, 52 SG speakers produced fortis stops with longer VOTs, creating a clear stop distinction absent in USax speech.The merger evidenced in USax raised the question of whether bidialectal speakers succeed in acquiring the contrast in their second dialect (D2). When speaking SG, USax speakers in this dissertation adapted their VOT in fortis stops, as a function of exposure to the standard variety. Dialect movers-who relocated outside USax regions-aligned more closely with SG speakers, while remainers produced hyperarticulated forms and greater variability. These patterns highlight an awareness of SG phonological norms and the critical role of exposure and practice in acquiring new phonetic categories.Discrimination patterns revealed that all listeners successfully discriminated the SG contrast, but neither group reliably distinguished USax stops, confirming the merger for the dialect. D2 USax listeners' performance indicated awareness of SG norms but exhibited a bias toward familiar dialectal forms in unclear contexts, often interpreting ambiguous stops as lenited. SG listeners exhibited no such bias.The dissertation reveals distinct behaviors for speakers of different varieties. The data provides a clearer picture of processing speech variety in different contexts and unveils how processing strategies are structured around the native variety. These results support suggestions that investigations into speech processing and language learning models should also consider variation.
- 일반주제명
- Linguistics
- 일반주제명
- Language
- 일반주제명
- Sociolinguistics
- 키워드
- Dialectology
- 키워드
- German dialects
- 기타저자
- Indiana University Second Language Studies
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 86-11A.
- 전자적 위치 및 접속
- 로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.
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