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ERIC Number: EJ566380
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0023-8333
The Effects of Speaking Rate on Listener Evaluations of Native and Foreign Accented Speech.
Munro, Murray J.; Derwing, Tracey M.
Language Learning, v48 n2 p159-82 Jun 1998
Tested the hypothesis that accented speech heard at a reduced rate would sound less accented and more comprehensible than speech produced at a normal rate. In two experiments, English native-speaker listeners rated a passage read by 10 high-proficiency Mandarin learners of English. Findings suggest that a general speaking strategy of slowing down may not help second-language learners. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Hypothesis Testing, Language Proficiency, Listening Comprehension, Native Speakers, Oral Language, Pronunciation, Second Language Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Speech Rate