ACOUSTIC AND ARTICULATORY BASES FOR THE PRONUNCIATION ENHANCEMENT OF SOME CONSONANTS BY GERMAN LEARNERS OF PORTUGUESE: ACTIVITIES PROPOSAL

Rafael Alves de OLIVEIRA; Cirineu Cecote STEIN

Authors

Rafael Alves de OLIVEIRA Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Cirineu Cecote STEIN Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Keywords:

Portuguese as a second language. German speakers. Acoustic and articulatory phonetics. Articulatory exercises.

Abstract

The intersection between the phonemic charts of different languages allows the learner of a second language (L2) to overlap characteristics of the phonemes of his/her mother language (L1) onto the L2. Thus, based on the pronunciation of German learners of Portuguese, this work aims to analyze the strategies employed by them when pronouncing some Brazilian Portuguese (BP) phonemes and, based on acoustic and articulatory phonetics, to suggest a few exercises to improve the pronunciation of some consonants that were mispronounced. The expectation is that German learners, based on those exercises, will articulate those phonemes similarly to native BP speakers. Also, with the implementation of those exercises, German learners may experience a fast, effective, and positive response in their L2 pronunciation.

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Author Biographies

Rafael Alves de OLIVEIRA, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Licenciado em Letras-Português pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (2013); Mestrando em Linguística pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, bolsista do CNPq.

Cirineu Cecote STEIN, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Mestre (2003) e Doutor (2008) em Língua Portuguesa pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Mestre (2007) em Fonética pela Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3. Professor Adjunto ao Departamento de Letras Clássicas e Vernáculas da Universidade Federal da Paraíba. Coordenador do grupo de pesquisa GEFone - Grupo de Estudos em Fonética.