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Article: Accent and second language listening comprehension
Title | Accent and second language listening comprehension |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 1997 |
Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=106712 |
Citation | Relc Journal, 1997, v. 28 n. 1, p. 54-71 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This paper reviews a series of studies on the effects of accent on second language listening comprehension (L2 LC). It is shown that some of the studies have been misinterpreted as indicating the existence of an own, or local, accent advantage in L2 listening. From the review, it is clear that there is insufficient evidence to support such conclusions. Given previous research findings and current state of knowledge concerning the LC process, it is hypothesised that different but familiar accents should cause no problems for L2 listeners. This hypothesis is tested in an experiment featuring 63 Hong Kong school students. The results support the hypothesis. From the findings, it is argued that degree of familiarity is the crucial issue with regard to whether a particular accent causes LC problems for L2 listeners to English. In contrast, whether or not a speaker's accent is similar to the listener's is a secondary issue, which is important only in so far as it relates to the issue of familiarity. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/175387 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.6 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.333 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Tauroza, S | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Luk, J | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-26T08:58:37Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-11-26T08:58:37Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1997 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Relc Journal, 1997, v. 28 n. 1, p. 54-71 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0033-6882 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/175387 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This paper reviews a series of studies on the effects of accent on second language listening comprehension (L2 LC). It is shown that some of the studies have been misinterpreted as indicating the existence of an own, or local, accent advantage in L2 listening. From the review, it is clear that there is insufficient evidence to support such conclusions. Given previous research findings and current state of knowledge concerning the LC process, it is hypothesised that different but familiar accents should cause no problems for L2 listeners. This hypothesis is tested in an experiment featuring 63 Hong Kong school students. The results support the hypothesis. From the findings, it is argued that degree of familiarity is the crucial issue with regard to whether a particular accent causes LC problems for L2 listeners to English. In contrast, whether or not a speaker's accent is similar to the listener's is a secondary issue, which is important only in so far as it relates to the issue of familiarity. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Sage Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=106712 | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | RELC Journal | en_US |
dc.title | Accent and second language listening comprehension | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Luk, J: lukcmj@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Luk, J=rp00931 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/003368829702800104 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-14844313380 | en_US |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-14844313380&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 28 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 54 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 71 | en_US |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Tauroza, S=25938962600 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Luk, J=7006777792 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0033-6882 | - |