Segmental errors in Dutch as a second language: how to establish priorities for CAPT
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In this paper we report on a study that was carried out to obtain an inventory of segmental errors in the Dutch of adult learners with different mother tongues (L1s). The errors observed were subsequently examined in detail to select a number of errors that should receive priority in Computer Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT) for Dutch as L2.
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