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Autor/inn/en | Kang, Okim; Moran, Meghan; Ahn, Hyunkee; Park, Soon |
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Titel | Proficiency as a Mediating Variable of Intelligibility for Different Varieties of Accents |
Quelle | In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 42 (2020) 2, S.471-487 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Kang, Okim) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0272-2631 |
DOI | 10.1017/S0272263119000536 |
Schlagwörter | Pronunciation; Language Proficiency; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Speech Communication; Language Variation; Auditory Perception; Asians; North American English; Listening Skills; Foreign Countries; Indians; Native Language; Cross Cultural Studies; Evaluators; Mutual Intelligibility; South Korea; China; South Africa; United Kingdom; Spain Aussprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachenvielfalt; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Amerikanisches Englisch; Ausland; Inder; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Korea; Republik; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; Großbritannien; Spanien |
Abstract | Factors that affect comprehension of accented English (e.g., Harding, 2011) have been well studied, but little research examines how listeners' proficiency affects their sensitivity to second language (L2) accent. The current study investigated the effect of test takers' English proficiency on their comprehension ratings and ability to correctly transcribe different World Englishes accents. Ten speakers from six countries with different L1 backgrounds (i.e., North American, British, Indian, South African, Chinese, and Spanish) with varying degrees of intelligibility provided speech samples. Ninety-two listeners from South Korea at three different proficiency levels listened to speech stimuli and determined their comprehension of the content as well as the intelligibility of the speech. The results showed that listeners were differentially affected by nonnative English accented varieties, based on both the intelligibility level of the speaker and the proficiency level of the listener. These findings have implications for the assessment and instruction of listening skills in global contexts. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2024/1/01 |