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Piazza, Giorgio; Martin, Clara D.; Kalashnikova, Marina – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: This scoping review considers the acoustic features of a clear speech register directed to nonnative listeners known as foreigner-directed speech (FDS). We identify vowel hyperarticulation and low speech rate as the most representative acoustic features of FDS; other features, including wide pitch range and high intensity, are still under…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Speech Communication, Vowels, Articulation (Speech)
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Morin, Regina – Foreign Language Annals, 2007
This article discusses reasons for explicit pronunciation instruction, despite the continued neglect of this area in the communicative classroom. "ACTFL/NCATE Program Standards for the Preparation of Foreign Language Teachers (2002)" and "Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century" (National Standards, 1999) dictate that teachers…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Languages, Phonetics, Suprasegmentals