Saito, K;
Tran, M;
Suzukida, Y;
Sun, H;
Magne, V;
Ilkan, M;
How Do L2 Listeners Perceive The Comprehensibility Of
Foreign-accented Speech?
Studies in Second Language Acquisition
10.1017/S0272263119000226.
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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, age, experience, familiarity, and metacognition. A total of 110 L2 listeners first evaluated the global comprehensibility of 50 spontaneous speech samples produced by low-, mid-, and high-proficiency Japanese speakers of English. The listeners were categorized into two subgroups according to a cluster analysis of their rating scores: lenient and strict. Results showed that while the lenient listeners appeared to rely equally on many linguistic areas of speech during their judgments, the strict listeners were strongly attuned to phonological accuracy. Analysis of the background questionnaire data revealed that more lenient listeners likely had higher levels of awareness of the importance of comprehensibility for communication (metacognition); regularly used L2 English in professional settings (experience); and had L1s more linguistically close to the target speech samples, Japanese-accented English (L1-L2 distance).
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | How Do L2 Listeners Perceive The Comprehensibility Of Foreign-accented Speech? |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0272263119000226 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263119000226 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10077782 |
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