32.2407, Books: World Englishes and Issues of Intelligibility: Maagi

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Subject: 32.2407, Books: World Englishes and Issues of Intelligibility: Maagi

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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2021 19:40:02
From: Ulrich Lueders [contact at lincom.eu]
Subject: World Englishes and Issues of Intelligibility: Maagi

Title: World Englishes and Issues of Intelligibility 
Subtitle: A Phonetic Approach 
Series Title: LINCOM Studies in English Linguistics 23  

Publication Year: 2021 
Publisher: Lincom GmbH
	   http://www.lincom-shop.eu

Book URL: lincom-shop.eu/LSEL-23-Towards-Global-Intelligibility-of-English/en 

Author: Venkanna Maagi

Paperback: ISBN:  9783969390337 Pages: 132 Price: Europe EURO 60.80

Abstract:

The aim of the present study is to investigate the native speakers' connected
English speech and its phonetic features such as assimilation, elision,
linking and r-Realization along with the role of such features in matters
pertaining to the intelligibility of native speaker’s connected English
speech. The study is of prime significance and relevant in today’s context of
globalization and global communication. In the course of the study, twenty
subjects have been selected from two inner circle countries: UK and USA with
10 subjects in each group and their speech specimens were recorded. The 20
subjects were the speakers of the study. For examining the intelligibility of
native speaker’s connected English speech, the recorded speech samples of the
20 subjects were played to 200 listeners from outer circle countries and
expanding circle countries with 10 listeners for each country. The test
material of the study consisted of 10 short dialogues and a two-minute free
speech rendered by each of the 20 subjects. The data was analyzed phonetically
and perceptually. The phonetic description and transcription of the speech
specimens was done based on the researcher auditory impressions. Listeners
could understand British speech better than American speech, according to
findings about American and British speakers. The study can be used in the ELT
(English Language Teaching) and language planning studies too. Assimilation,
elision, linking, and r-Realization are definitely playing a major role with
regards to the issue of intelligibility. The intelligibility scores and the
connected speech parameters are of great help for teachers of English, policy
makers of English language education and the findings of this study will prove
to be beneficial for native and non-native English speakers.

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Phonetics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Written In: English  (eng)

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