Date of Award
2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Modern Languages
Department
Modern Languages
First Advisor
Donald Dyer
Second Advisor
Christopher Sapp
Third Advisor
Valentina Iepuri
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
The current study investigates a relationship between the ease of perception of a feature of secondary palatalization in Russian and a speech condition (casual and hyperarticulated). Forty-one L1 American English speakers – the students of the Russian program at The University of Mississippi – took part in two experiments. In addition, the research aimed to explore the influence of a hyperarticulated speech condition on a level of language proficiency of students (beginner or intermediate) and investigate whether students of a certain level benefit from hyperarticulation more. The results of two experiments shothat none of the groups of students benefited from hyperarticulation while perceiving a palatalized/unpalatalized consonant contrast. Moreover, the research provided the proof that hyperarticulation has no significant effect on perception of secondary palatalization in the Russian language.
Recommended Citation
Kolshenskaya, Ekaterina, "The Effect of Hyperarticulation on the Perception of Palatalization in Russian by L1 American English Speakers" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1620.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1620