Honors Program Theses
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Open Access Honors Program Thesis
First Advisor
Todd A. Bohnenkamp
Second Advisor
Elizabeth Zwanziger
Abstract
The present study investigated acoustic differences (F1F2 vowel space and duration) in French nasal vowel productions by three participants who speak French as a first language (L1-French speakers) and ten participants who speak English as a first language and French as a second language (L2-French speakers). French nasal vowel production by L2-French speakers was acoustically analyzed in two conditions: Auditory-Orthographic (Aud-Ortho) and Auditory-Only (Aud-Only). The results indicated a larger F1F2 vowel space for L2-French speakers in the AudOrtho task compared to the Aud-Only task. French nasal vowel durations were slightly longer for the L2-French speakers. Spectrograms from L2-French speakers revealed the presence of postvocalic consonants and F1F2 differences relative to spectrograms from the L1-French speaker.
Year of Submission
2024
Department
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
University Honors Designation
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors
Date Original
5-2024
Object Description
1 PDF (38 pages)
Copyright
©2024 Claire Evelyn Tow
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Tow, Claire Evelyn, "Orthographic Influences on the Production of French Nasal Vowels by English-Speaking Learners of French" (2024). Honors Program Theses. 915.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/hpt/915
