Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: RAFAEL COUTO CARDOSO

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : RAFAEL COUTO CARDOSO
DATE: 20/04/2023
TIME: 10:00
LOCAL: Remoto
TITLE:

LANGUAGE ATTRITION IN THE VOWEL PRODUCTION OF BILINGUAL BRAZILIAN IMMIGRANTS (PORTUGUESE-ENGLISH) RESIDENTS IN LONDON

KEY WORDS:

Language Attrition; Complex Dynamic Systems Theory; Bilingualism; Acoustic Phonetics.

PAGES: 86
BIG AREA: Lingüística, Letras e Artes
AREA: Lingüística
SUBÁREA: Psicolingüística
SUMMARY:

This project proposes an investigation in the field of Language Acquisition studies, anchored by the Complex Dynamic Systems Theory. The target phenomenon of this investigation is Language Attrition, a process resulting from the interaction between two language systems, emerging in bilingualism and immigration contexts. Thus, we seek to explore the database collected by Kupske (2016) regarding the vowel production of Brazilian immigrants, bilingual in Brazilian Portuguese (BP) and English, residing in London. To do so, we will perform an acoustic analysis of the database, investigating the values of F1, F2 and duration of vowels /ɔ/ and /u, uː/ in two control groups (BP and English), in order to validate the findings. Lastly, we will analyze the vowel productions of the experimental group of immigrants. We expect to find an altered production of BP by immigrants, with values closer to those found in native English speakers due to greater exposure and contact with the English language system, if compared to Brazilian Portuguese.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1860670 - FELIPE FLORES KUPSKE
Interna - ***.735.475-** - MANUELE BANDEIRA DE ANDRADE LIMA - UNILAB
Externo à Instituição - REINER VINICIUS PEROZZO - UFRGS