How Much Do We Imitate in a Non-Native Language? Explicit Versus Implicit Imitation in L2 Speech
Published online on June 09, 2026
Abstract
Language and Speech, Ahead of Print.
Previous research on imitation in L1 has shown that explicit instructions generally generate more robust convergence with the model talker than implicit instructions. However, this regularity has not gained sufficient empirical attention in L2 speech ...
Previous research on imitation in L1 has shown that explicit instructions generally generate more robust convergence with the model talker than implicit instructions. However, this regularity has not gained sufficient empirical attention in L2 speech ...