Mattys, Sven orcid.org/0000-0001-6542-585X and Baddeley, Alan David orcid.org/0000-0002-9163-0643 (2019) Working Memory and Second‐Language Accent Acquisition. Applied Cognitive Psychology. ISSN 0888-4080
Abstract
We explored the proposal that overt repetition of verbal information improves the acquisition of a native accent in a second language. Mandarin-speaking Chinese learners of English were recorded while repeating and reading out English sentences before and after one of three treatments: (1) Repeating native English sentences subvocally, "covert repetition,"(2) Repeating sentences out loud, "overt repetition," and(3) Unfilled time of comparable duration. The sentences were rated by English speakers for their nativeness, fluency, and intelligibility. Overt repetition improved accent rating for read-out sentences. Covert repetition did not. Neither condition improved accent rating for repeated sentences, suggesting that immediate repetition depends on temporary rather than long-term representations. Our results provide some support for the use of overt repetition in accent learning. From a theoretical perspective, an interpretation is proposed in terms of a separation between phonological and articulatory coding within the phonological loop component of working memory.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
Keywords: | accent learning,covert repetition,overt repetition,shadowing,L2 pronunciation,Working memory,phonological loop |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Psychology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 09 Apr 2019 11:20 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2025 00:33 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3554 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/acp.3554 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:144769 |
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