International Journal of Bilingualism articles from March 2004

International Journal of Bilingualism archives from March 2004

Foreword.(Main Articles)(Editorial)
March 1, 2004... It is uncontroversial that the acquisition of a second language phonological system poses difficulties, at least for adult learners. Indeed, such difficulties are often characterized as insurmountable. Investigations of second language...

When intake exceeds input: language specific perceptual illusions induced by L1 prosodic constraints.
March 1, 2004... Abstract In this paper we argue that the prosodic well-formedness conditions of a learner's native language phonology interfere with accurate perception of non-native segmental sequences. This interference induces a perceptual illusion...

Interfaces in the prosodic hierarchy: new structures and the phonological parser.
March 1, 2004... Abstract In this paper I investigate the assignation of syllabic structure to segments in second language learners invoking principles of parsing and learnability. Drawing on the model of Phillips (1996) in parsing, and the work of Fodor...

Unmarked structures and emergent rankings in second language phonology.
March 1, 2004... Abstract One of the most interesting features of language contact situations involves the appearance of systematic patterns that are not manifested in either of the two languages in contact. A full analysis of such patterns may require...

Prosodic constraints on allophonic distribution in adult L2 acquisition.
March 1, 2004... Abstract Data from three American teenagers acquiring German during an exchange year show uneven acquisition patterns with respect to allophonic variation. Acquisition of [[??]]/[x], as in [dI[??]] dich 'you' and [bax] Bach 'stream', is...

Learning new segments and reducing domains in German L2 phonology: the role of the prosodic hierarchy.
March 1, 2004... Abstract This paper investigates interactions between the prosodic structures of L1 and L2 in second language acquisition. We focus here on a case in which the L1 and L2 are quite different with regard to the role played by the prosodic...

Publications received.
March 1, 2004... CARRASQUILLO, A., KUCER, S.B., & ABRAMS, R. (2004). Beyond the beginnings: Literacy interventions for upper elementary English language learners. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. DIMROTH, C., & STARREN, M. (2003). (Eds.). Information...