Speech segmentation in pre-foreign language learners: An investigation of meta-linguistic and linguistic knowledge
Published online on July 16, 2025
Abstract
Second Language Research, Ahead of Print.
This study tests young learners’ ability to segment foreign-language words before they receive classroom instruction in English as a foreign language (EFL). We focus on speech segmentation, one of the earliest hurdles in second-language (L2) acquisition, ...
This study tests young learners’ ability to segment foreign-language words before they receive classroom instruction in English as a foreign language (EFL). We focus on speech segmentation, one of the earliest hurdles in second-language (L2) acquisition, ...