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Direct linkJi, Caili; Galvin, John J.; Chang, Yi-ping; Xu, Anting; Fu, Qian-Jie – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2014
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the understanding of English sentences produced by native (English) and nonnative (Spanish) talkers by listeners with normal hearing (NH) and listeners with cochlear implants (CIs). Method: Sentence recognition in noise was measured in adult subjects with CIs and subjects with NH, all of whom were…
Descriptors: Sentences, Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Spanish Speaking
Sewell, Andrew – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2013
A central issue in language testing is the choice of norms, and the need to reconcile notions of "standard" English with local language norms and features. Data from studies of international intelligibility indicate that some features of "standard" language descriptions, based on native-speaker language use, are not essential…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Language Tests, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedEisenstein, Miriam R. – World Englishes, 1986
Investigates the role of dialect variation in the acquisition of American English by adult second language learners. The study revealed that dialect differences present problems for learners and cause variable intelligibility and negative learner attitude toward some varieties of English and its speakers. This attitude could negatively affect a…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Black Dialects, Comparative Analysis, Dialect Studies
