How do the Frequency of Prosodic Errors in the Speech of Non-Native English Speakers Influence Comprehensibility Ratings Given by Native Speakers of English?

Authors

Jonathan Porter, Brigham Young University
Dr. Mark Tanner, Brigham Young University

Keywords

prosodic errors, non-native English speakers, native speakers, English

College

Humanities

Department

Linguistics and English Language

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to identify the degree to which prosodic features in English (primarily pausing, word stress, and sentence-final pitch) influence native speakers (NS) comprehensibility of non-native speech. Identifying the extent to which particular features of speech influence comprehensibility could have major ramifications on the type of pronunciation instruction that is provided to non-native speakers. It can also have impact on the development of classroom and published materials for non-native speakers.

Recommended Citation

Porter, Jonathan and Tanner, Dr. Mark (2013) "How do the Frequency of Prosodic Errors in the Speech of Non-Native English Speakers Influence Comprehensibility Ratings Given by Native Speakers of English?," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 934.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/934