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Peer reviewedAnderson-Hsieh, Janet; Koehler, Kenneth – Language Learning, 1988
A study investigated the effect of foreign accent and speaking rate on native English speaker comprehension. Three native Chinese speakers and one native speaker of American English read passages at different speaking rates. Comprehension scores showed that an increase in speaking rate and heavily accented English decreased listener comprehension.…
Descriptors: Dialects, English, Listening Comprehension, Native Speakers
