The present study examines the relationship between language learning motivation and prosodic accuracy in L2 Italian speakers. 4 Romanians and 4 Arabs are selected among cultural migrants living in Italy. Each L1 group includes learners with moderate and high motivational indexes, 2 inexperienced and 2 experienced speakers (indexed by length of residence). Non-native subjects’ prosodic accuracy is assessed on 4 declarative sentences in Italian, through acoustic measurements and a perception test. The same sentences are produced by 4 native Italians, acting as a control group. Preliminary results suggest a possible correlation among prosodic accuracy, motivation indexes and LOR levels.
Frontera Manuela, P.E. (2018). Prosodic accuracy and foreign accent in cultural migrants. Atene : Exling Society [10.36505/ExLing-2018/09/0009/000342].
Prosodic accuracy and foreign accent in cultural migrants
Paone Emanuela
2018
Abstract
The present study examines the relationship between language learning motivation and prosodic accuracy in L2 Italian speakers. 4 Romanians and 4 Arabs are selected among cultural migrants living in Italy. Each L1 group includes learners with moderate and high motivational indexes, 2 inexperienced and 2 experienced speakers (indexed by length of residence). Non-native subjects’ prosodic accuracy is assessed on 4 declarative sentences in Italian, through acoustic measurements and a perception test. The same sentences are produced by 4 native Italians, acting as a control group. Preliminary results suggest a possible correlation among prosodic accuracy, motivation indexes and LOR levels.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.