Discrimination of Arabic contrasts by American learners
| dc.contributor.author | Al Mahmoud, Mahmoud S. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-02-04T08:54:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-02-04T08:54:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This article reports on second language perception of non-native contrasts. The study specifically tests the perceptual assimilation model (PAM) by examining American learners’ ability to discriminate Arabic contrasts. Twenty two native American speakers enrolled in a university level Arabic language program took part in a forced choice AXB discrimination task. Results of the study provide partial evi- dence for PAM. Only two-category contrasts followed straightforwardly from PAM; discrimination results of category-goodness difference and both uncategorizable contrasts yielded partial support, while results of uncategorized versus categorized contrast discrimination provided counter-evidence to PAM. | pl_PL |
| dc.identifier.citation | Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2013, vol. 3, no. 2, pp.261-292 | pl_PL |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2083 5205 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10593/10018 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | pl_PL |
| dc.publisher | Zakład Filologii Angielskiej Wydział Pedagogiczno-Artystyczny Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Kaliszu | pl_PL |
| dc.subject | discrimination of sound contrasts | pl_PL |
| dc.subject | Arabic consonant contrasts | pl_PL |
| dc.subject | perceptual assimilation model | pl_PL |
| dc.title | Discrimination of Arabic contrasts by American learners | pl_PL |
| dc.type | Artykuł | pl_PL |