Dictation as a Measure of Mutual Intelligibility: A Pilot Study  

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Brodkey, Dean

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language Learning: A Journal of Research in Language Studies (Full Text) vol. 22 no. 2 (Dec. 1972), page 203-220.
Fulltext: 22_02_Brodkey.pdf (876.11KB)

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Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 405/LLE/22 Non-tandon: tidak ada Tandon: 1

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An experiment using dictation in foreign and native accents of English suggests that this is a fruitful device for the study of individual and group differences affecting mutual intelligibility. Prior listener-experience with the voice of the speaker appears to be a prominent factor in intelligibility, indicating that accom- modation to the speaker over time is a crucial variable, and that languaqe teachers are apt to be the poorest judges of their stu- dents’ ability to communicate with strangers. A combination of age, education, and ESL teaching experience seems to increase ability to comprehend unfamiliar speakers. Bilingual Spanish- English listeners have an advantage in decoding Spanish-accented English, while American Indians scored below ESL students in ability to decode a heavy Spanish accent. Neither clear nor noise- contaminated tapes showed consistent superiority in maximizing discrimination among listener groups.

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