The emergence of empirical approaches to L2 pronunciation research and teaching is a
powerful fourth wave in the history of the field. Authored by two leading proponents of …

Second language pronunciation research and teaching relies on human listeners to assess
second language speakers' performance. Most applied linguists working in this area have …

Since its original publication in 1997, Rosina Lippi-Green's English with an Accent has
inspired generations of scholars to investigate linguistic discrimination, social categorization …

To what extent do our accents determine the way we are perceived by others? Is a foreign
accent inevitably associated with social stigma? Accent is a matter of great public interest …

The goal of this study was to determine which linguistic aspects of second language speech
are related to accent and which to comprehensibility. To address this goal, 19 different …

With a new Foreword by April Baker-Bell and a new Preface by Vershawn Ashanti Young
and Y'Shanda Young-Rivera, Other People's English: Code-Meshing, Code-Switching, and …

Researching the longitudinal development of second language (L2) learners is essential to
understanding influences on their success. This 7‐year study of oral skills in adult immigrant …

Antiracism constitutes an important component of social justice in ELT. Yet, discussing
racism is often evaded, leaving the concept of racism inadequately understood. This article …

Upon hearing someone's speech, a listener can access information such as the speaker's
age, gender identity, socioeconomic status, and their linguistic background. However, an …

Listeners' use of social information during speech perception was investigated by measuring
transcription accuracy of Chinese-accented speech in noise while listeners were presented …