This work is concerned with the acquisition of the phonetic characteristics of languages and
dialects, and with the issue of learner talent or individual achievement in learning second …

From being a relatively neglected area in the study of second language learning, the
acquisition of second language speech has emerged over the last decade as an important …

This article investigates the effect of explicit individual corrective feedback (ICF) on L2
pronunciation at the micro-level in order to determine whether ICF needs to complement …

The European Commission (1995) has established that, in addition to their mother tongue,
European citizens should be able to communicate in at least two other languages of the …

This study is the first ever to employ a large-scale Internet survey to investigate priorities in
English pronunciation training. Well over 500 native speakers from throughout the English …

Während die Auswirkungen unterschiedlicher phonetischer Abweichungen von der
Zielsprachennorm auf die Verständlichkeit und Akzentuiertheit von L2-Äußerungen bereits …

Figure 1: Process model of native reactions to non-native speech. 8 Figure 2: The proportion
of immigrants to the entire Swedish population. 21 Figure 3: Opinions about whether the …

This study explores which features of Spanish as a foreign language (SFL) pronunciation
most impact raters' evaluations. Native Spanish speakers (NSSs) from regions with different …

Med den økte innvandringen til landet gjennom de seneste tiårene har det norske
språklandskapet endret seg. I tillegg til majoritetsspråket i alle sine dialektale og sosiolektale …

Uuden kielen ääntämisen oppiminen on mysteeri. Se herättää tutkijoissa kiinnostusta, koska
ei ole löytynyt täydellistä selitystä siihen, miksi yksi oppii ääntämään toista tai vierasta kieltä …