Absence of voice assimilation in L2 Portuguese by native speakers of English – an analysis within Optimality Theory framework

Authors

  • Miley Antonia Almeida Guimarães

Keywords:

Portuguese as a second language, segmental phonology, Optimality Theory.

Abstract

This paper aims to analyse within Optimality Theory framework (PRINCE; SMOLENSKY, 1993; MCCARTHY; PRINCE, 1995) the lack of regressive voicing assimilation in Portuguese as a second language by Anglophone speakers. It was demonstrated that the time of residence in Brazil was the most significant factor for the production of the voiced alveolar fricative – although variation persisted even within the data from more experienced learners, who had been living
in the country for over ten years. Analysing the data within Optimality Theory constraint-based model, it was possible to attest the interaction between markedness effects and transfer of the English constraint ranking to the learners’ interlanguage.

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Published

2016-04-04

How to Cite

Guimarães, M. A. A. (2016). Absence of voice assimilation in L2 Portuguese by native speakers of English – an analysis within Optimality Theory framework. Estudos Linguísticos (São Paulo. 1978), 42(1), 72–86. Retrieved from https://revistas.gel.org.br/estudos-linguisticos/article/view/1087

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Section

Fonologia