Segmental acquisition in adult ESL learners: A longitudinal study of vowel production

Language Learning

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 479-502

  Munro, Murray J ^a   Derwing, Tracey M ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ESL; Intelligibility; Longitudinal research; Phonetic learning; Phonological development; Vowels

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249177127     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: 14679922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2008.00448.x     Document Type: Article

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