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Del Saz, María – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
Many college students set out on Study Abroad Programs to other countries in which the variant of the foreign language spoken in the region differs from the variant to which learners have been exposed. This study explores the perception of L2 Western Andalusian Spanish aspiration of word-final /s/ by L1 American English listeners, in relation to…
Descriptors: College Students, Study Abroad, Second Language Learning, Language Variation
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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