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    Inter-language interference in VOT production by L2-dominant bilinguals: Asymmetries in phonetic code-switching

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    Antoniou, M.
    Best, C.
    Tyler, M.
    Kroos, Christian
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Antoniou, M. and Best, C. and Tyler, M. and Kroos, C. 2011. Inter-language interference in VOT production by L2-dominant bilinguals: Asymmetries in phonetic code-switching. Journal of Phonetics. 39 (4): pp. 558-570.
    Source Title
    Journal of Phonetics
    ISSN
    0095-4470
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35774
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    Abstract

    Speech production research has demonstrated that the first language (L1) often interferes with production in bilinguals' second language (L2), but it has been suggested that bilinguals who are L2-dominant are the most likely to suppress this L1-interference. While prolonged contextual changes in bilinguals' language use (e.g., stays overseas) are known to result in L1 and L2 phonetic shifts, code-switching provides the unique opportunity of observing the immediate phonetic effects of L1–L2 interaction. We measured the voice onset times (VOTs) of Greek–English bilinguals' productions of /b, d, p, t/ in initial and medial contexts, first in either a Greek or English unilingual mode, and in a later session when they produced the same target pseudowords as a code-switch from the opposing language. Compared to a unilingual mode, all English stops produced as code-switches from Greek, regardless of context, had more Greek-like VOTs. In contrast, Greek stops showed no shift toward English VOTs, with the exception of medial voiced stops. Under the specifically interlanguage condition of code-switching we have demonstrated a pervasive influence of the L1 even in L2-dominant individuals.

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