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  • 40 - Acquisition of Similar versus Different Speech Rhythmic Class

  • from Section 6 - Rhythm in Language Acquisition
  • Edited by Lars Meyer, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Antje Strauss, University of Konstanz
  • Book:
    Rhythms of Speech and Language
    Published online:
    23 April 2026
    Print publication:
    07 May 2026, pp 716-727
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    Mastering rhythm is essential in learning a second language (L2). This study explores whether shared rhythmic classes in a first language (L1), between English and German as opposed to French, facilitate L2 speech rhythm learning. We analyzed rhythmic patterns in a corpus of accented utterances utilizing a novel rhythm metric based on amplitude envelope modulation frequency. The analysis showed that German-accented English and English-accented German are more likely to be classified as native compared to their French-accented equivalents. Furthermore, German-accented English was classified as English significantly more frequently than German-accented French as French. Importantly, word-based pronunciation proficiency was found to be higher for German and English speakers in their respective L2s, with German speakers exhibiting greater proficiency in English than in French. These findings indicate that shared L1 rhythm significantly aids L2 speech learning and that rhythm planning may be influenced by the words and their segmental compositions.