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.

Prosodic accuracy and foreign accent in cultural migrants / Frontera Manuela, Paone Emanuela. - ELETTRONICO. - (2018), pp. 37-40. [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.
2018
Proceedings of 9th {Tutorial} and {Research} {Workshop} on {Experimental} {Linguistics}
37
40
Prosodic accuracy and foreign accent in cultural migrants / Frontera Manuela, Paone Emanuela. - ELETTRONICO. - (2018), pp. 37-40. [10.36505/ExLing-2018/09/0009/000342]
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