ASSESSING THE PHONETIC LEVEL IN L2 VOWELS PRODUCTION WITH THE VISUVO SOFTWARE: CASE OF CZECH LEARNERS ACQUIRING CONTRASTS BETWEEN FRENCH MID VOWELS e/ɛ, ø/œ AND o/ɔ

Nikola Paillereau (1)

1 LPP - LPP - Laboratoire de Phonétique et Phonologie - UMR 7018

The VisuVo software is designed to visually compare formants of vowels as uttered by different speakers, in isolation and in different contexts or prosodic positions. Both researchers and teachers can use the software. VisuVo aims to evaluate the initial phonetic level of a learner and to trace the progress in L2 vowels realisation compared to a set of pre-recorded references. VisuVo has an interactive and simple interface to handle. Its features and output graphics are illustrated by a study of contrasts between the French mid vowels e/ɛ, ø/œ and o/ɔ produced in isolation and in symmetrical contexts /p, t, k, R/ by 10 native non-southern French speakers representing the reference, and 10 Czech learners of French to be tested.

Mots clés: pronunciation assessment; vowels; formants

Domaines: Linguistique

Nikola Paillereau. ASSESSING THE PHONETIC LEVEL IN L2 VOWELS PRODUCTION WITH THE VISUVO SOFTWARE: CASE OF CZECH LEARNERS ACQUIRING CONTRASTS BETWEEN FRENCH MID VOWELS e/ɛ, ø/œ AND o/ɔ. PhoneticsTeaching and Learning Conference, Jul 2015, Londres, United Kingdom. pp.67-70. ⟨halshs-01294461⟩