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September 10, 2025International Journal of Applied LinguisticsOpen Access

Exploring Acoustic Overlap in Second Language Vowel Productions

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GGGeorgios P. GeorgiouUniversity of Nicosia ESElena SavvaUniversity of Nicosia

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This research uncovers vowel category alignment in L2 English learners, suggesting overlaps in L2 vowel production. It highlights the significance of formant frequencies in shaping L2 vowel acquisition.

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Distinct reorganizations in L2 vowel categories were observed, indicating misalignment with L1 productions.
Bayesian analysis revealed that adjacent vowels showed overlaps in at least one acoustic measure, complicating categorization.
The study employed a speech production task focusing on vowel articulation in adults with a Cypriot Greek L1 background.
Findings support an 'overlap—no overlap' framework, emphasizing differences in cue weights impacting L2 vowel acquisition.

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Georgiou et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1d7e354b1d3bfb60f9933 https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.12859

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