Affiliation:
1. University of Victoria
Abstract
Abstract
This paper describes the features that set adult Indigenous language learning apart from other types second
language learning, examining in particular the role that unique teaching and learning contexts might play in the acquisition of
pronunciation. As a case study, the pronunciation of SENĆOŦEN (Coast Salish) /t’/ is compared across four groups of speakers,
including two groups of adult learners. Acoustic analysis shows that /t’/, described as a weak ejective in previous work, is now
consistently realized as a strong ejective, especially among learners and teachers. These findings are discussed with reference to
factors relevant to language learning and teaching in general, as well as to ones relevant to Indigenous language learning and
teaching in particular.
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
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