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ERIC Number: EJ415102
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Speech Rate and NNS Comprehension: A Preliminary Study in Time-Benefit Analysis.
Griffiths, Roger
Language Learning, v40 n3 p311-36 Sep 1990
An investigation into the effects of varying speech rates on English-as-a-Second-Language learners' comprehension of 350- to 400-word passages read by native speakers found that moderately fast speech rates resulted in significantly reduced comprehension, although there were few differences among comprehension at slow and average speech rates. (56 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Patterns, Listening Comprehension, Native Speakers, Oral Language, Second Language Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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