The phonetics and phonology of heritage languages / edited by Rajiv Rao.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rao, Rajiv, 1979- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heritage language speakers.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Phonology.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 382 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"In recent times, the study of heritage languages has rapidly grown as an area of enquiry. However, until now, less has been known about the sounds and sound systems of heritage languages. Bringing together researchers from around the globe, this volume is the first full, book-length treatment of the phonetics and phonology of heritage languages. Each chapter examines understudied bilingual dyads in a broad range of geographic and social contexts, and through a wide variety of methodological and theoretical orientations. A wide range of heritage language sound system issues are addressed: at the segmental level, production of vowels and various consonants, segmental perception, and the perception of written forms signalling phonological variation; and at the suprasegmental level, declarative and question intonation, stress, focus, and lexical tone. It is essential reading for academic researchers and students in heritage languages, bilingualism, phonetics and phonology, sociolinguistics, and language variation and change."--Publisher's description

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title page

Imprints page

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Contributors

Acknowledgments

Introduction

0.1 Heritage Languages and Speakers

0.2 What We (Do Not) Know about Heritage Sound Systems and How It Motivates This Volume

0.3 The Current Volume

References

1 Front Rounded Vowels of Heritage Korean in Northern China

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Background

1.3 Methodology

1.4 Results

1.5 Discussion and Conclusions

References

2 Phonetic Influence from the Minority Language: The Case of American English Heritage Speakers in Israel

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Background

2.3 Methodology

2.4 Results

2.5 Discussion and Conclusions

3 Phonological Transfer in Heritage Japanese in Australia: L1 and L2 Comparisons, and Literacy and Community Contributions

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Background

3.3 Methods

3.4 Results and Discussion

3.5 Conclusion

4 Phrasal Prosody of Heritage Speakers of Samoan in Aotearoa New Zealand

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Background

4.3 Methodology

4.4 Results

4.5 Discussion and Conclusions

5 Stress Placement in English Loanwords by Speakers of Mirpur Pahari in the UK

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Background

5.3 Methodology

5.4 Results

5.5 Discussion and Conclusions

Appendix

6 Intergenerational Transmission of Laterals in Punjabi-English Heritage Bilinguals

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Background

6.3 Methodology

6.4 Results

6.5 Discussion and Conclusion

7 Perception and Production of Phonemic Contrasts in Heritage Russian and Polish in Germany

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Retention and Loss of Consonant Properties in Heritage Russian and Polish

7.3 Methodology

7.4 Results

7.5 Discussion

7.6 Conclusions

8 Focus Realization in Heritage Spanish: The Case of German-Dominant Speakers of Peninsular Spanish

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Background

8.3 Methodology

8.4 Results

8.5 Discussion and Conclusions

9 Language-Specific Phonology of Heritage Perception: The Case of Korean Intervocalic Stops

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Methodology

9.3 Results

9.4 Discussion and Conclusions

10 An Individual-Differences Perspective on Variation in Heritage Mandarin Speakers

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Methodology

10.3 Results

10.4 Discussion and Conclusions

11 Childhood Language Exposure: Does Early Experience with Arabic Affect Sound Perception and Production in Speakers with Early Interrupted Exposure?

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Background

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Feb 2024).

ISBN:

9781108967952

1108967957

9781108968157

1108968155

9781108966986

1108966985