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Tsurutan, Chiharu – Journal of English as an International Language, 2018
This study investigates the relative impact of verbal expression and tone of voice when native speakers of English form an impression of non-native speech. Four expressions of inquiry uttered in two tones by non-native speakers were judged by native listeners and analyzed using an ordinal Probit model. Plain expressions received lower scores than…
Descriptors: Language Variation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction