Date of Award

1-1-2013

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Program

Spanish

Content Description

1 online resource (vii, 180 pages) : illustrations.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Maurice Westmoreland

Committee Members

Lotfi Sayahi, Lee Bickmore

Keywords

diphthongs, English, Optimality Theory, phonology, second language acquisition, Spanish, Spanish language, Optimality theory (Linguistics), Second language acquisition, Language and languages

Subject Categories

Linguistics

Abstract

This dissertation investigates the acquisition of Spanish diphthongs by adult native speakers of English. The following research questions will be addressed:

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