Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Spanish Linguistics
- Cambridge Handbooks In Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of Spanish Linguistics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Theories and Approaches to Spanish Linguistics
- Part II The Spanish Sound System
- 7 Vowels
- 8 Consonants
- 9 The Syllable
- 10 Prosody: Stress, Rhythm, and Intonation
- 11 Speech Perception
- Part III Spanish Morphosyntax and Meaning
- Part IV Spanish in Social, Geographic, and Historical Contexts
- Part V The Acquisition of Spanish
- Index
- References
10 - Prosody: Stress, Rhythm, and Intonation
from Part II - The Spanish Sound System
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Spanish Linguistics
- Cambridge Handbooks In Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of Spanish Linguistics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Theories and Approaches to Spanish Linguistics
- Part II The Spanish Sound System
- 7 Vowels
- 8 Consonants
- 9 The Syllable
- 10 Prosody: Stress, Rhythm, and Intonation
- 11 Speech Perception
- Part III Spanish Morphosyntax and Meaning
- Part IV Spanish in Social, Geographic, and Historical Contexts
- Part V The Acquisition of Spanish
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter provides an overview of the field of speech perception with a focus on the perception of Spanish sounds by native and non-native listeners. The most prominent models of speech perception are discussed, and experimental techniques commonly used in speech perception are described. Next, we outline what is known about how a listener’s first language (L1) (i.e., Spanish) is processed, starting with infants’ perception of sounds and then moving on to the perception of L1 sounds by adults, with a focus on the perception of consonants, vowels, and prosody by both groups. Because studies have found that infants as young as six months of age are able to distinguish speech sounds that do not exist in their mother tongue, it is important to differentiate infant and adult perception of L1 sounds. Afterwards, we describe research on the perception of sounds by bilingual listeners, including simultaneous bilinguals, second language (L2) learners, and heritage speakers of Spanish. Information is also provided on studies that investigate how to improve L2 speech perception. We conclude by focusing on the future direction of Spanish speech perception, with the hopes that more researchers will join this field.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Spanish Linguistics , pp. 211 - 236Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018
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