Cross-language Influence in the Stop Voicing Contrast in Heritage Tagalog

Kang, Yoonjung; George, Sneha; Soo, Rachel

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“…Another finding of the current study is that, although HL learners showed patterns similar to L1 Korean speakers in terms of manipulating two acoustic cues, VOT and f0 values were noticeably higher in HL learners than in L1 Korean, as seen in Figure 6. This finding seems to support the claim that although HL learners have an advantage over L2 learners regarding phonological and phonetic contrasts, HL speakers' production is significantly different from that of L1 speakers (Asherov, Fishman, & Cohen, 2016;Chang, Yao, Haynes, & Rhodes, 2011;Flores & Rato, 2016;Kang, George, & Soo, 2016;Rao, 2015;Ronquest, 2013). We suggest that the higher VOT and f0 in HL learners of the current study than in L1 Korean might be the result of the enhancement effect of a clear speaking style.…”

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“…However, although HL speakers' ratings were considerably closer to monolinguals' average ratings, HL speakers' ratings were also significantly different from monolinguals' ratings in that they showed more variation. Similarly, Kang, George, and Soo (2016) found that English-speaking Tagalog HL speakers' productions of voiceless stops in English and Tagalog closely approximated native speakers' productions of their two languages (including stress effects), but that voiced stops displayed substantial cross-language influence and assimilatory stress effects in both languages. Finally, in a recent study on Spanish heritage speakers, Kim (2019) observed that they diverged from monolinguals and performed similarly to L2 learners in the production of stress-based minimal pairs, showing substantial overlap between the two stress patterns.…”

Section: Heritage Language (Hl) Learners' Phonology and Phonetics And...mentioning

confidence: 82%

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A Phonetic Study of Korean Heritage Learners’ Production of Korean Word-initial Stops

Chang

Mandock

2019

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The current study investigates heritage language (HL) learners’ production of the Korean three-way stop contrast. Korean consonants include a typologically rare distinction among three types of voiceless stops typically described as plain /p, t, k/, aspirated /ph, th, kh/, and tense /p*, t*, k*/. This study examines how this phonological contrast is implemented by HL learners enrolled in a beginning level Korean class at a university. Language-specific (i.e., English and Korean) gender effects in VOT are also explored in HL learners. The results show that voice onset time (VOT) mainly serves to differentiate tense stops from plain and aspirated stops, while f0 plays a significant role in differentiating plain from aspirated and tense stops in HL learners. This finding is consistent with accounts of sound change under way in current Korean stops. The inter- and intraspeaker variations or categorical confusion with Korean plain stops commonly shown in second language (L2) learners is not found in HL learners of this study. Hence, the results of the present study support the view that HL learners preserve the phonological and phonetic benefits in their HL. In terms of gender-based differences, VOT is found to be shorter for males in plain and aspirated stops, while it is longer for males in tense stops. Finally, this study also suggests that controlling the heterogeneity of subjects mitigates the methodological challenges of HL research.

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Section: Heritage Language (Hl) Learners' Phonology and Phonetics And...mentioning

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A Phonetic Study of Korean Heritage Learners’ Production of Korean Word-initial Stops

Chang

Mandock

2019

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“…The phonetic realization of the phonological stop contrast in “true voicing” languages (where the /p-b/ contrast is realized as [p-b]), as compared to a language with an aspiration contrast (where /p-b/ is realized as [pʰ-p]), has served as the primary testing ground for cross-language influence in consonantal distinctions (e.g. Fowler et al, 2008 for French; Flege & Eefting, 1987b for Spanish; Kang et al, 2016 for Tagalog). This work generally shows that relatively proficient L2 speakers, even late learners, differentiate cross-language corresponding segments, even if they do not match monolingual norms.…”

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Cross-language correspondences in the face of change: Phonetic independence versus convergence in two Korean-Mandarin bilingual communities

Schertz

Kang

Han

2017

International Journal of Bilingualism

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Aims and Objectives/Purpose/Research Questions: We investigate the robustness of cross-language phonetic correspondences in two bilingual communities over time, focusing on whether corresponding sounds (e.g. Mandarin /s/ and Korean /s’/) remain coupled in the face of language change, or whether the categories diverge over time in younger, more proficient bilinguals. Design/Methodology/Approach: We quantify the extent of assimilation versus independence of categories across languages by comparing bilinguals’ production of place of articulation and laryngeal contrasts in Mandarin and Korean sibilants. Distinct language-internal changes were expected on each dimension. Data and analysis: 107 speakers varying in age (aged 19–83), gender, and dialect participated in the study. Acoustic measurements (center of gravity of frication, voice onset time) and statistical analyses were performed on a total of ~11,000 tokens. Findings/Conclusions: The extent of cross-language independence differed on the two dimensions. Corresponding segments across the two languages remained tightly coupled in terms of place of articulation, even in the face of change; on the other hand, a language-internal change in the Korean laryngeal contrast left corresponding Mandarin segments unaffected, resulting in divergence of originally corresponding categories. We also found unpredicted changes on each dimension, and these changes progressed concurrently in the two languages. Originality: The study of correspondences in the context of independent sound change provides a unique perspective from which to evaluate the robustness of cross-language interaction, and the parallel analysis of two separate dimensions in two communities adds to the generalizability of results. Significance/Implications: Most changes occurred concurrently in the two languages, suggesting that similar phonetic categories across languages can remain tightly coupled, even in highly proficient bilinguals where phonetic independence is expected. However, one of the primary expected changes (voice onset time merger in Korean) did not affect corresponding segments in Mandarin, indicating that the extent of cross-language independence in phonetic correspondences may differ even within the same population. We discuss potential reasons for the different results.

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“…While such early exposure places heritage speakers at an advantage over late L2 learners, this acquisition trajectory, coupled with L2 dominance, also makes heritage speakers incomparable to native speakers who are more dominant in the L1 (C. B. Chang et al, 2011; Godson, 2004; Kan, 2020; Kang et al, 2016; Saadah, 2011). And although some speech sound categories are shared by the L1 and L2 (e.g., C.…”

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Phonetic and Lexical Encoding of Tone in Cantonese Heritage Speakers

Soo

Monahan

2022

Lang Speech

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Heritage speakers contend with at least two languages: the less dominant first language (L1), that is, the heritage language, and the more dominant second language (L2). In some cases, their L1 and L2 bear striking phonological differences. In the current study, we investigate Toronto-born Cantonese heritage speakers and their maintenance of Cantonese lexical tone, a linguistic feature that is absent from English, the more dominant L2. Across two experiments, Cantonese heritage speakers were tested on their phonetic/phonological and lexical encoding of tone in Cantonese. Experiment 1 was an AX discrimination task with varying inter-stimulus intervals (ISIs), which revealed that heritage speakers discriminated tone pairs with disparate pitch contours better than those with shared pitch contours. Experiment 2 was a medium-term repetition priming experiment, designed to extend the findings of Experiment 1 by examining tone representations at the lexical level. We observed a positive correlation between English dominance and priming in tone minimal pairs that shared contours. Thus, while increased English dominance does not affect heritage speakers’ phonological-level representations, tasks that require lexical access suggest that heritage Cantonese speakers may not robustly and fully distinctively encode Cantonese tone in lexical memory.

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Cross-language Influence in the Stop Voicing Contrast in Heritage Tagalog

Cited by 24 publications

References 30 publications

A Phonetic Study of Korean Heritage Learners’ Production of Korean Word-initial Stops

A Phonetic Study of Korean Heritage Learners’ Production of Korean Word-initial Stops

Cross-language correspondences in the face of change: Phonetic independence versus convergence in two Korean-Mandarin bilingual communities

Phonetic and Lexical Encoding of Tone in Cantonese Heritage Speakers

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