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Aspects of Swazi English Accent.
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Arua, Arua E. – Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1999
Discusses some of the segmental and suprasegmental features that give Swazi English a unique accent. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Variation, Phonemes
New Dialect Formation and Southern Hemisphere English: The New Zealand Short Front Vowels.
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Trudgill, Peter; Gordon, Elizabeth; Lewis, Gillian – Journal of Sociolinguistics, 1998
Discusses two conflicting hypotheses concerning the nature of the New Zealand English short vowel system. Concludes that both hypotheses are to a certain extent wrong and to a certain extent correct. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Dialects, English, Foreign Countries
Canadian English: Notions of Nationality and Language
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Dressman, Michael R. – College Quarterly, 2005
It has been said that the difference between a dialect and a language is that a language has an international border and a flag. But that is not entirely true. Canada has a border, a flag, and two major languages, somewhat in the fashion of Belgium. Unlike Belgium, where they call the local varieties of French and Dutch "Walloon" and…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Foreign Countries, French, Bilingualism
The Effect of Phonological Variation on Adult Learner Comprehension.
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Eisenstein, Miriam; Berkowitz, Diana – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1981
Reports on a study of the relationship of English phonological variation to intelligibility for adult second language learners of English. Indicates that learners tested on their ability to understand working-class (New Yorkese), educated (Standard English), and Foreign-accented speakers of English found the standard more intelligible than the…
Descriptors: Adult Students, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Research
Effective International Communication by Word of Mouth.
MacCarthy, Peter – Englisch, 1979
Discusses the significance of communication in the present-day world and the various factors affecting the comprehensibility of spoken English. Warns aqainst stressing fluency at the cost of correct pronunciation and against dogmatic preference for certain varieties of English. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Language Usage
English RP: Ancient or Modern.
Gimson, Alfred C. – Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1979
Discusses changes in the pronunciation of colloquial Brltish English, reflecting changing social attitudes toward traditional Received Pronunciation. Finds that a study is needed to determine a new standard for the use of future foreign students of English. A pilot study is described. (IFS/WGA) i
Descriptors: English, Foreign Students, Language Research, Language Styles
"A" or "An"?
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Bollard, J. K. – American Speech, 1979
Surveys the distribution of "a" and "an" in both oral and written English. Journal availability: see FL 512 512. (AM)
Descriptors: Consonants, Descriptive Linguistics, English, Language Usage
Identity and Intonation: Linking Dynamic Processes in an ESL Classroom.
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Morgan, Brian – TESOL Quarterly, 1997
Drawing on reflections of a teacher-researcher in a community-based adult ESL classroom in Toronto, Canada, explores the relationship between identity and intonation. Presents an account of teaching intonation to a group of predominantly Chinese immigrant women, and discusses an activity that develops awareness of sentence-level intonation as a…
Descriptors: Adults, English (Second Language), Females, Foreign Countries