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Peer reviewedEsling, John H.; Wong, Rita F. – TESOL Quarterly, 1983
Voice quality settings (physiological configurations contributing to phonetic production) can be used to characterize ESL students' accents and help improve pronunciation. Settings of one variety of North American English and those in other languages are identified. Suggestions are given for making students aware of their own settings. (MSE)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Variation, North American English, Phonetics
