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dc.contributor.advisorAbrahamsen, Jardar Eggesbønb_NO
dc.contributor.authorKnudsen, Cecilie Slinningnb_NO
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-19T13:08:53Z
dc.date.available2014-12-19T13:08:53Z
dc.date.created2013-08-14nb_NO
dc.date.issued2013nb_NO
dc.identifier640778nb_NO
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/244059
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the perceptual acquisition of the Norwegian close rounded vowel inventory by six Mandarin Chinese learners of Norwegian. While Mandarin Chinese only has the close rounded contrast /y/ - /u/, Norwegian has the close rounded contrasts /y/ - /ʉ/ and /ʉ/- /u/. Through perception tests of native Norwegian and native Mandarin Chinese informants, problematic areas in this acoustic space are uncovered. The six Mandarin Chinese learners show that acquisition of both contrasts is problematic. The results are discussed within the framework of Optimality Theory, following the basic mechanisms of the Gradual Learning Algorithm (Boersma et al. 2003) and the concept behind Escudero’s (2005) L2LP model. What is found is that the Mandarin Chinese learners show tendencies of what may be argued to be conscious knowledge overriding phonological knowledge in the acquisition process. Knowledge about the Mandarin Chinese’s tendency to overcompensate when faced with the new category /ʉ/ in Norwegian can aid learners and teachers in the acquisition process.nb_NO
dc.languageengnb_NO
dc.publisherNorges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Det humanistiske fakultet, Institutt for språk- og kommunikasjonsstudiernb_NO
dc.titlePerceptual Acquisition of Norwegian Close Rounded Vowels by Mandarin Chinese Learners of Norwegiannb_NO
dc.typeMaster thesisnb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber118nb_NO
dc.contributor.departmentNorges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Det humanistiske fakultet, Institutt for språk- og kommunikasjonsstudiernb_NO


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