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1 Training Spanish vowels Carmen Lie-Lahuerta Research Institute ACLC University of Amsterdam lie@uva.nl CAPSLaP 2014

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3 Problem Challenging task for L2 learner acquiring new vowel sounds: requires time and individual attention from teacher. Native like production of L2 sounds only when learner becomes proficient in perceiving the target sounds  L1 vowelsystem is persistent. Articulatory properties difficult to describe and Vowel articulation is difficult to observe without special instrumentation. Critical period. CAPSLaP 2014

4 Infants lose the ability to discriminate nonnative contrasts CAPSLaP 2014 (Kuhl, 1991)

5 English vowel system 12 monophthongs CAPSLaP 2014

6 Spanish vowel system 5 monophthongs CAPSLaP 2014

7 Predictions: Multiple Category Assimilation (Morrison 2006) CAPSLaP 2014

8 Production CAPSLaP 2014

9 Solution The Fix Your Vowels program: hear and see the vowels. Shows how and where vowels are formed in the mouth. Like playing darts with your voice. CAPSLaP 2014

10 The architecture of Fix your vowels Map of F1 en F2 frecuencies (F1 - F2 )  pinpoints your vowel on the triangle. Formant values differ per individual  calibration procedure = vowel normalisation (Lobanov 1971) Feedback: higher/lower (F1) and forward/backness (F2) 200 Spanish words: different male and female speakers Student’s voice is recorded as wav files. CAPSLaP 2014

11 Program Fix your vowels CAPSLaP 2014 F2 (Hz) F1 (Hz)

12 Calibration CAPSLaP 2014

13 Pronouncing Dónde CAPSLaP 2014 1 2 2

14 FIX YOUR VOWELS 1.7. RAR FILE http://uvafon.hum.uva.nl/dirk/ed/ CAPSLaP 2014

15 Steps to start the program: 1.Click on the directory Fix Your Vowels 1.7 dec. 2013. 2.Open Fix Your Vowels.exe 3.Insert surname, initials, student number (8 digits) and gender. 4.Start calibration for your personal vowel triangle: click on the buttons and pronounce an /a:/, /i:/ and /u:/. 5.First practice with the CVC and CVCV nonsense words, after this you can try the real words. You will find the exercises under the button EXPERIMENTS (left at the top of the page) CAPSLaP 2014

16 Thank you. CAPSLaP 2014

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