Speech Rates in British English.

Taruoza, Steve; Allison, Desmond

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Publication Date: 1990

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Speech Rates in British English.

Taruoza, Steve; Allison, Desmond

Applied Linguistics, v11 n1 p90-105 Mar 1990

It is suggested that the most widely-known estimate of English speech rates, based on the speech of radio announcers, and a comparison of English and French radio announcer speech rates do not represent a truly standard range of speech rates. An alternative range is proposed. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Comparative Analysis, English, Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Variation, Norms, Research Methodology, Speech Communication

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