HOW DO SECOND LANGUAGE LISTENERS PERCEIVE THE COMPREHENSIBILITY OF FOREIGN-ACCENTED SPEECH?
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DOI: 10.1017/s0272263119000226
Abstract: Abstract The current study examines how second language (L2) users differentially assess the comprehensibility (i.e., ease of understanding) of foreign-accented speech according to a range of background variables, including first language (L1) profiles, L2 proficiency,… read more here.
Keywords: second language; accented speech; comprehensibility; language ... See more keywords
Processing Fluency and Inferred Motive: L1 English Users’ Evaluations of Non-Standard Accented Speech
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DOI: 10.1177/0261927x221081010
Abstract: Guided by communication accommodation theory and the fluency principle of language attitudes, this experimental study examined the serial mediation effects of processing fluency and inferred motives on language attitudes toward standard- and non-standard-accented speech. Using… read more here.
Keywords: standard accented; non standard; accented speech; processing fluency ... See more keywords
The Effect of Listeners’ Experience on Comprehensibility and Accentedness of Non-native Korean Speech -Focus on Arabic-accented speech-
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DOI: 10.20865/20208807
Abstract: The main purpose of this paper is to examine how listeners’ experience (the extent of exposure to the non-native accented speech or the familiarity with the non-native accent) influences the judgments of Non-native Korean Speech… read more here.
Keywords: accented speech; speech; arabic accented; comprehensibility ... See more keywords