Reconsidering the Reliance on Functional Load: The Role of Phonetic Distance in Predicting L2 Segmental Substitutions

Much research agrees that Functional Load (FL), i.e., the extent to which a phoneme pair distinguishes between different words in a language, is a useful feature to consider in prioritizing phoneme pairs for pronunciation instruction in the second language (L2) classroom. However, FL measures are no...

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Main Authors: Kate Challis, Zoë Zawadzki, Ewa Kusz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lodz University Press 2024-12-01
Series:Research in Language
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/research/article/view/24607
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