Foreign Accentedness Rating and Rhythm in L2 English
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To better understand how foreign accentedness is reflected in speech rhythm, the present study examined rhythm patterns in English speech produced by Korean learners of English who learn English as a foreign language. By adopting vocalic-based rhythm metrics such as %V, VarcoV, nPVI-V, the rhythm differences between 32 Korean learners of English and 16 native speakers from North America were compared. Statistical results revealed that %V scores for the weakly accented speech did not differ from that for the strongly accented speech. VarcoV and nPVI-N scores for Korean ESL speakers differed as a function of foreign accent strength. Weakly accented speech group showed significantly lower degree of syllable-timed than strongly accented speech in terms of the two rhythm metrics. These results indicate that rhythm patterns contribute to the native speaker’s perception of foreign accentedness.
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To better understand how foreign accentedness is reflected in speech rhythm, the present study examined rhythm patterns in English speech produced by Korean learners of English who learn English as a foreign language. By adopting vocalic-based rhythm metrics such as %V, VarcoV, nPVI-V, the rhythm differences between 32 Korean learners of English and 16 native speakers from North America were compared. Statistical results revealed that %V scores for the weakly accented speech did not differ from that for the strongly accented speech. VarcoV and nPVI-N scores for Korean ESL speakers differed as a function of foreign accent strength. Weakly accented speech group showed significantly lower degree of syllable-timed than strongly accented speech in terms of the two rhythm metrics. These results indicate that rhythm patterns contribute to the native speaker’s perception of foreign accentedness.
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