Children's Comprehension of Unfamiliar Regional Accents: A Preliminary Investigation.

Nathan, Liz; Wells, Bill; Donlan, Chris

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ERIC Number: EJ573655

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Publication Date: 1998

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Children's Comprehension of Unfamiliar Regional Accents: A Preliminary Investigation.

Nathan, Liz; Wells, Bill; Donlan, Chris

Journal of Child Language, v25 n2 p343-65 Jun 1998

Examined the effect of regional accent on children's processing of speech. Children ages 4 to 7 were tested on their ability to repeat and define single words presented in their own and another accent. Word comprehension was significantly reduced in the other accent. Younger children performed less successfully and showed different error patterns than older children. (Author/SM)

Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns, Foreign Countries, Language Processing, Listening Comprehension, Pronunciation, Regional Dialects, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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