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dc.contributor.authorMatysiak, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.editorWaniek-Klimczak, Ewa
dc.contributor.editorCichosz, Anna
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-12T11:41:43Z
dc.date.available2016-08-12T11:41:43Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationA. Matysiak, The effect of previous language experience and ‘proper’ L2 input on the aspiration of English voiceless stops by Polish adult immigrants to London, [in:] Variability in English across time and space, eds. E. Waniek-Klimczak, A. Cichosz, Ser. “Linguistics. Phonetics, Dialectology, Historical Linguistics”, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, Łódź 2016, p. 57–75.pl_PL
dc.identifier.isbn978-83-8088-065-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/19265
dc.descriptionSynchronic variability in the area of phonetics, phonology, vocabulary, morphology and syntax is a natural feature of any language, including English. The existence of competing variants is in itself a fascinating phenomenon, but it is also a prerequisite for diachronic changes. This volume is a collection of studies which investigate variability from a contemporary and historical perspective, in both native and non-native varieties of English. The topics include Middle English spelling variation, lexical differences between Middle English dialects, Late Middle and Early Modern English forms of address, Middle English negation patterns, the English used by Polish immigrants living in London, lexical fixedness in native and non-native English used by Polish learners, and the phenomenon of phonetic imitation in Polish learners of English. The book should be of interest to anyone interested in English linguistics, especially English phonetics and phonology as well as history of English, historical dialectology and pragmatics.pl_PL
dc.description.abstractThe study explores the effect of language experience (with emphasis on the level of L2 proficiency on arrival in the UK and the quality of L2 input) in 24 Polish adult immigrants to London who have been learning their L2 on a daily basis in natural surroundings. Participants were divided into groups according to the abovementioned criteria. The phonetic parameter under investigation is VOT in voiceless aspirated stops /p/, /t/ and /k/ in word-initial positions, analysed on the basis of a reading task and then measured in Praat. The qualitative data were collected by means of a structured interview. The results suggest the importance of the level of English proficiency in L2 on arrival in the L2 country and its influence on the phonetic system developed by each learner individually. L2 pronunciation level can be developed mainly through the frequent use of the L2 in communication with native-speakers of the language.pl_PL
dc.language.isoenpl_PL
dc.publisherWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiegopl_PL
dc.relation.ispartof“Variability in English across time and space”, eds. E. Waniek-Klimczak, A. Cichosz, Ser. “Linguistics. Phonetics, Dialectology, Historical Linguistics”, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, Łódź 2016;
dc.titleThe effect of previous language experience and ‘proper’ L2 input on the aspiration of English voiceless stops by Polish adult immigrants to Londonpl_PL
dc.typeBook chapterpl_PL
dc.rights.holder© Copyright by Aleksandra Matysiak, Łódź 2016; © Copyright for this edition by Uniwersytet Łódzki, Łódź 2016pl_PL
dc.page.number57–75pl_PL
dc.contributor.authorAffiliationUniversity of Lodz.pl_PL
dc.identifier.eisbn978-83-8088-066-5
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dc.identifier.doi10.18778/8088-065-8.04


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