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Who Speaks English to Whom? The Question of Teaching English Pronunciation for Global Communication.

Taylor, David S. – System, 1991
Discusses a problem involved in teaching English pronunciation--the question of intelligibility. Previously intelligibility has meant that nonnative speakers were intelligible to native speakers; the increase in the use of English for communication between nonnative English speakers has complicated this issue. Implications for teaching and study…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Intercultural Communication, Language Variation, Mutual Intelligibility