Phonetic norm versus usage in advanced French as a second language

• Published in: International review of applied linguistics in language teaching, IRAL Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 365 - 382
• Main Author: Thomas, Alain
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Walter de Gruyter 15.10.2004; Walter de Gruyter GmbH
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Advanced Courses; Canada; College Students; Comparative Analysis; Control Groups; Educational Facilities Improvement; Experimental Groups; Foreign Countries; France; French; French as a second language; French as a Second Language Learning; French language; Language acquisition; Language Laboratories; Language Proficiency; Language Tests; Language Usage; Language Variation; Learning Laboratories; Linguistics; Listening Comprehension; Native Speakers; Negation; Nouns; Ontario; Oral Language; Phonemes; Phonetic Analysis; Phonetics; Phonology; Pronunciation; Pronunciation Instruction; Reduction; Second Language Learning; Second Languages; Semantics; Sociolinguistics; Speaking; Speech Communication; Statistical Data; Statistical Significance; Students; Study abroad; Variables; Variationist Linguistics; France; Canada

This article is drawn from a large-scale ongoing study on linguistic progress in advanced French as a second language (FL2). The performance of 48 English-speaking students who spent their third year of university in France (the ‘experimental’ group)has been compared to that of 39 classmates who cho...