Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0880913

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0880913

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Development of second language phonetic and phonological categories. The majority of the world's population speaks two or more languages, yet we know little about how multiple languages are accommodated within a single speaker. Why do children appear to learn a second language 'like a native' but adults invariably develop a clearly perceptible foreign accent? This project investigates a little-known fact - adult second language speakers also 'hear' with a foreign accent. As Australia becomes increasingly multilingual increasing our understanding of the human capacity for language learning would strengthen Australia's social and economic fabric by leading to improved educational practices, work prospects for migrants and, most importantly, understanding between cultures.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 30-09-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $219,983.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Linguistics | Learning, Memory, Cognition And Language | Laboratory Phonetics And Speech Science | Linguistic Processes (Incl. Speech Production And Comprehension)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Behavioural and cognitive sciences |

Other Keywords

Behavioural and cognitive sciences | Laboratory Phonetics And Speech Science | Learning, Memory, Cognition And Language | Linguistic Processes (Incl. Speech Production And Comprehension) | Linguistics

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