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Abstract

Second language pronunciation during immersion involves acquiring features of the local accent rather than just the standard accent. This study examines how well L1 Polish learners, who have lived in Granada for over 10 years, have adopted the local Eastern Andalusian Spanish accent. In Granada, consonants in codas are often deleted, and preceding vowels undergo various changes. The research compares vowel pronunciation between 51 native Granada speakers and 32 L1 Polish speakers. Both segmental (F1 and F2) and suprasegmental (duration, f0, intensity) features are analysed using linear mixed-effects models. Results indicate that while L1 Polish speakers have acquired some segmental features of the Granada accent, they struggle more with suprasegmental features. This difficulty may be due to the limited coverage and awareness of suprasegmental features in phonetic studies and language teaching materials.

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