Chapters
Flege, J. and MacKay, I (2011). What accounts for “age” effects on overall degree of
foreign accent? In M. Wrembel, M. Kul and Dziubalska-Kołaczyk, K. (Eds)
Achievements and perspectives in the acquisition of second language speech: New
Sounds 2010, Vol. 2, Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang, Pp. 65-82.
keywords: second language, L2, individual differences, age effects, age-related effects,
age of L2 learning, ultimate L2 proficiency, L2 input, amount of L2 input, quality of L2
input, early learners, late learners, AOA, age of arrival, LOR, length of residence,
immersion, immigrants, neural maturation, language background questionnaire,
plasticity, critical period, foreign accent, perceived foreign accent, VOT, native Italian,
Korean, frequency of L1 use, social networks, immigrants, delayed repetition,
maturational constraint, phonological acquistion, grammaticality judgment test,
confounds, subgroup matching procedure, cognitive development, phonetic category
development, cross-language phonetic differences, SLM, Speech Learning Model,
perceived phonetic dissimilarity, input, motivation, L1 proficiency, macro variable,
frequency of L2 use, phonological short-term memory
Mora, J., Keidel, J. and Flege, J. (2011). Why are the Catalan contrasts between /e/-
/eh/ and /o/-/oh/ so difficult for even early Spanish-Catalan bilinguals to perceive? In
M. Wrembel, M. Kul and Dziubalska-Kołaczyk, K. (Eds) Achievements and
perspectives in the acquisition of second language speech: New Sounds 2010, Vol.
2, Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang, Pp. 183-193.
keywords: vowel perception, Catalan, Spanish, early learners, bilinguals, bilingualism,
bilingual vowel perception, frequency, frequency of L2 use, categorical, L2 performance,
AOA, age of learning, late learners, maturation, categories, new categories, single-
category assimilation, robust contrasts, dialect variation, neutralize, functional load,
foreign-accented input, phonological variation, degree of robustness, experience, AXB,
production, read-aloud task, percent L2 use, identification, discrimination, category
boundary
Piske, T., Flege, J., MacKay, I., and Meador, D. (2011). Investigating native and non-
native vowels produced in conversational speech. In M. Wrembel, M. Kul and
Dziubalska-Kołaczyk, K. (Eds) Achievements and perspectives in the acquisition of
second language speech: New Sounds 2010, Vol. 2, Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang,
Pp. 195-205.
keywords: conversational speech, fluent early bilinguals, early vs. late bilinguals, vowel
production accuracy, native Italian, auditory evaluation, spelling pronunciation, L2 vowel
production
Flege, J. (2009). Give input a chance! In T. Piske and Young-Scholten, M. (Eds) Input
Matters in SLA. Bristol: Multilingual Matters, Pp. 175-190.
keywords: input, LOR, length of residence, AOA, age of arrival, age, age-related,
individual differences, longitudinal study, long-term memory representation, early
learners, late learners, foreign accent, sound system, amount of input, quality of input,
Polish, Chinese, language use estimates, percentage L1 use, principle components
analysis, language background questionnaire, perceived foreign accent, pronunciation,
immigrants, language dominance, neurological development, phonetic category, native-
speaker input, foreign-accented input, L1 proficiency, confounds, confounds, self-report,
Experience Sampling Method
Flege, J. (2007). Language contact in bilingualism: Phonetic system
interactions. In J. Cole and Hualde, J. (Eds.), Laboratory Phonology 9. Berlin:
Mouton de Gruyter, Pp. 353-380. comments by JEF and others
keywords: Speech Learning Model, SLM, early vs. late learners, production vs.
perception, plasticity, neural maturation, critical period, L2 input, ultimate attainment,
Chinese, Korean, LOR, immigrants, confounds with age, confounded factors, bilinguals,
constraints, mutual influence, L2-on-L1 effect, language dominance, phonetic interaction,
perceptually assimilate, equivalence classification, phonetic category formation, phonetic
category assimilation, phonetic category dissimilation,
McAllister, R., Flege, J. and Piske, T. (2003). Second language comprehension: A
discussion of some influencing factors. In L. Costamagna and S. Giannini (Eds) La
Fonologia dell’Interlingua. Milan: Fancoangeli, Pp. 57-70.
keywords: second language phonology, contrastive, phonetic realization, perceptual
foreign accent, L1 use, L2 vowel perception, native Italian, new phonetic categories,
AOA, native Italian, discrimination scores, phonetic perception, SLM, word final
consonants, unaspirated, functionally equivalent, interference, frequency of L2 use,
feature hypothesis, phonetic category formation, Swedish, vowel quantity, contrastive
use, spectral vs. temporal cues, English, Estonian, Spanish, phonological length
distinction, feature prominence, individual differences, age of arrival, word familiarity, L2
use
Flege, J. (2003). Assessing constraints on second-language segmental production
and perception. In A. Meyer and N. Schiller (Eds) Phonetics and Phonology in
Language Comprehension and Production, Differences and Similarities. Berlin:
Mouton de Gruyter. Pp. 319-355.
Trofimovich, P., Baker, W., Flege, J., and Mack, M. (2003). Second language
sound learning in children and adults: Learning sounds, words of both? In
Proceedings of the Boston University Conference on Language Development
27. Sommerville: Cascadilla Press. pp. 775-786.
Keywords: second-language, production, adults, children, vowel production, English,
Korean, perceived cross-language similarity, perceived dissimilarity, equivalence
classification, phonetic realization, phonetic context, word frequency, word familiarity,
lexical factors, segmental factors, picture-naming task, years of English education, SLM,
Flege, J. (2003). Methods for assessing the perception of vowels in a second
language. In E. Fava and A. Mioni (Eds) Issues in Clinical Linguistics. Padova:
UniPress, Pp. 19-44.
keywords: second language, segmental perception, vowel perception, identification,
discrimination, AXB, ABX, triadic, guessing, AX, same-different, accuracy, relation
between prodution and perception, Korean, Japanese, Czech, Hungarian, Arabic,
Portuguese, German, Dutch, individual differences, training, longitudinal study, change
trials, perceptual learning, vowel inventory, phonetic differences, response labels, forced
choice, oddity, phonetic symbols, IPA, auditory, phonetic level, long-term memory,
categorial, categorial discrimination, Perceptual Assimilation Model, Speech Learning
Model, A', A-prime
Flege, J. (2002). Interactions between the Native and Second-language
Phonetic Systems. In P. Burmeister, T. Piske and A. Rohde (Eds) An Integrated
View of Language Development: Papers in Honor of Henning Wode. Trier:
Wissenschaftlicher Verlag, Pp. 217-244.
Flege, J. (1999). Age of learning and second-language speech, In D. Birdsong
(Ed) Second Language Acquisition and the Critical Period Hypothesis. Hillsdale,
NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Pp. 101-132.
Flege, J. (1997). English vowel production by Dutch talkers: More evidence for
the "new" vs "similar" distinction". In A. James and J. Leather (Eds) Second-
language speech, Structure and process. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, Pp. 11-52.
[Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 13. ISBN 3-11-014126-4]
Bohn, O.-S. and Flege, J. (1997). Perception and production of a new vowel
category by second-language learners. In A. James & J. Leather (Eds) Second-
language speech: Structure and process. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, Pp. 53-74.
Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 13. ISBN 3-11-014126-4]
keywords: vowel production, vowel perception, new vowel, relation between production
and perception, German, individual differences, equivalence classification, experience,
category formation
Flege, J., Munro, M., & MacKay, I. (1996). Factors affecting the production of
word-initial consonants in a second language. In R. Bayley & D. Preston (Eds)
Second Language Acquisition and Linguistic Variation. Amsterdam: John
Benjamins, Pp. 47-73. Flege in Bayley 1996
Flege, J. (1995) Second-language Speech Learning: Theory, Findings, and
Problems. In W. Strange (Ed) Speech Perception and Linguistic Experience:
Issues in Cross-language research. Timonium, MD: York Press, Pp. 229-273.
Flege in Strange 1995
Flege, J. (1995) The Phonetic Study of Bilingualism. In G. Bloothooft, V. Hazan,
D. Huber & J. Llisterri (Eds) European Studies in Phonetics and Speech
Communication. Utrecht: OTS Publications, Pp. 98-103. Flege in Bloothooft 1995
Flege, J. (1992) Speech learning in a second language. In C. Ferguson, L.
Menn, & C. Stoel-Gammon (Eds) Phonological Development: Models, Research,
and Application. Timonium, MD: York Press, Pp. 565-604. Flege in Ferguson
1992
Flege, J. (1992) The Intelligibility of English vowels spoken by British and Dutch
talkers. In R. Kent (Ed.) Intelligibility in Speech Disorders: Theory, Measurement,
and Management. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, Pp. 157-232. Flege in Kent 1992
Flege, J. (1991) Perception and production: The relevance of phonetic input to
L2 phonological learning. In T. Heubner & C. Ferguson (Eds) Crosscurrents in
Second Language Acquisition and Linguistic Theory. Philadelphia: John
Benjamins, Pp. 249-289. Flege in Heubner 1991
Hammond, R. & Flege, J. (1990). The acquisition of second language
phonological systems in a communicative framework. In B. Lawton & A. Tamburri
(Eds) Romance Languages Annual 1989, Volume I. Purdue: Purdue Research
Foundation, Pp. 671-676. Hammond in Lawton 1990
Flege, J. (1988). The production and perception of speech sounds in a foreign
languages. In H. Winitz (Ed) Human Communication and Its Disorders, A Review
1988. Norwood, N.J.: Ablex, Pp. 224-401. Flege in Winitz 1988
Flege, J. (1988). Effects of equivalence classification on the production of
foreign language speech sounds, In A. James & B. Leather (Eds) Sound
Patterns in Second Language Acquisition. Dordrecht: Foris, Pp. 9-39. Flege in
James 1988
Flege, J. & Hillenbrand, J. (1987) Limits on Pronunciation Accuracy in Foreign
Language Speech Production, In G. Ioup & S. Weinberger (Eds) Interlanguage
Phonology: The Acquisition of a Second Language Sound System. Rowley, MA:
Newbury House, Pp. 176-203. Flege in Ioup 1987