@article{2125ca7f1d1e4a26b13cb6b44f8785a1,
title = "Frequency of Exposure Influences Accentedness and Comprehensibility in Learners{\textquoteright} Pronunciation of Second Language Words",
abstract = "The current study investigated the effects of repetition on the learning of second language (L2) spoken word forms. Japanese university students learning L2 English were randomly assigned to one of three treatment conditions (one, three, and six exposures) and learned 40 words while hearing them and viewing their corresponding pictures. A picture-naming test was administered before, immediately after, and approximately one week after the treatment. The elicited speech samples were evaluated for two aspects of spoken vocabulary knowledge: pronunciation (accentedness and comprehensibility) and form–meaning connection (spoken form recall). Results showed that (a) the number of exposures positively affected measures of form–meaning connection and pronunciation immediately after the treatment, and (b) cognateness moderated how strongly repetition impacted the pronunciation of L2 words. Moderate learning gains occurred for comprehensibility after six exposures to new words. However, with six exposures, only small effects of repetition were observed for accentedness.",
keywords = "accentedness, comprehensibility, frequency, pronunciation learning, vocabulary learning",
author = "Takumi Uchihara and Stuart Webb and Kazuya Saito and Pavel Trofimovich",
note = "Funding Information: This research was supported by the Dissertation Grant Program (grant number R5370A13) and a Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects (project number 2021C‐BARD01107101). We would like to thank Frank Boers, Murray Munro, Stephen Lupker, and Deanna Friesen for their constructive feedback. We also thank Michael Karas, Martha Black, Takeshi Hattori, Su Kyung Kim, Akifumi Yanagisawa, Emi Iwaizumi, Masaki Eguchi, Ryo Maie, Yui Suzukida, Shungo Suzuki, and Shuhei Kudo for their assistance and feedback in the process of data collection and analysis. Language Learning Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 The Authors. Language Learning published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Language Learning Research Club, University of Michigan.",
year = "2023",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1111/lang.12517",
language = "English",
volume = "73",
pages = "84--125",
journal = "Language Learning",
issn = "0023-8333",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "1",
}