Does the Functional Load Principle Predict How Important Phonemic Contrasts Are to Intelligibility Among ELF Users? A Partial Replication of From an ELF …
G O'Neal, L Latham - Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2023 - degruyter.com
Abstract The Functional Load (FL) principle predicts that high FL phonemic contrasts, such
as/i:/and/ɪ/, contribute more to the mutual intelligibility of pronunciation than low FL …
as/i:/and/ɪ/, contribute more to the mutual intelligibility of pronunciation than low FL …
Interjections in spoken ELF interactions
A Thompson - Pragmatics in English as a Lingua Franca: Findings …, 2022 - degruyter.com
Interjections and their functions have typically been underexplored by pragmatics
researchers even in firstlanguage contexts (Ameka 1992; Norrick 2014), despite the wide …
researchers even in firstlanguage contexts (Ameka 1992; Norrick 2014), despite the wide …
What is the effect of successive segmental repair on the mutual intelligibility of ELF users?
G O'Neal - System, 2021 - Elsevier
This study assessed the effect of successive segmental repair on the mutual intelligibility of
ELF users using a quasi-experimental design. Twenty-six pairs of ELF users completed …
ELF users using a quasi-experimental design. Twenty-six pairs of ELF users completed …