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Perception of Prosodic Boundaries by Native English Speakers Andkorean Learners of English

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Abstract

This study investigates how native English speakers and Korean learners of English perceive prosodic boundaries as a function of phonological features and acoustic cues in clear speech in English. Korean has more boundary types and tones than English. Due to their complex L1 prosody, Korean learners of English in this study wereexpected to have few difficulties in perceivingEnglishboundaries while relyingmostly on pitch among acoustic cues. Results showed that Korean learners of English rated prosodic boundaries similarly with native English speakers. Both groups of speakers were found to rely on F0 and duration, but Korean learners of English tended to use F0 in their boundary judgments to a greater extent than did native English speakers. Our findings present evidence of the effects of L1 prosodyon perception of L2 prosodic boundaries.

How to Cite:

Im, S. & Ahn, H., (2019) “Perception of Prosodic Boundaries by Native English Speakers Andkorean Learners of English”, Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Proceedings 11(1).