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2026

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Self-assessment of second language comprehensibility: The roles of peer-assessment and metacognition

Aki Tsunemoto, Pavel Trofimovich

Self-assessment of second language comprehensibility: The roles of peer-assessment and metacognition Journal Article Open Access

In: Applied Psycholinguistics, vol. 47, pp. 1–26, 2026.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: assessment, awareness, comprehensibility, English for specific purposes, individual differences, international students, pronunciation, self-assessment, speech ratings

2024

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Exploring linguistic stereotyping of international students at a Canadian university

Kim McDonough, Pavel Trofimovich, Oguzhan Tekin, Masatoshi Sato

Exploring linguistic stereotyping of international students at a Canadian university Journal Article Postprint

In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, vol. 45, iss. 9, pp. 3632–3647, 2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, ethnic identity, international students, pronunciation, social variables, speech ratings

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Personal histories shape how immigrant families transmit their home language to children

Thao-Nguyen Nina Le, Pavel Trofimovich

Personal histories shape how immigrant families transmit their home language to children Online Open Access

2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, children, comprehensibility, emotion, ethnic identity, experience, heritage speakers, input, interaction, pronunciation, social variables

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How accent bias can impact a person’s job prospects

Mary Grantham O’Brien, Cesar Teló, Pavel Trofimovich

How accent bias can impact a person’s job prospects Online Open Access

2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, employability, experience, intelligibility, job applicant, pronunciation, social variables, workplace communication

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What do students in human resource management know about accent bias?

Pavel Trofimovich, Anamaria Bodea, Thao-Nguyen Nina Le, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Masako Shimada, Cesar Teló

What do students in human resource management know about accent bias? Journal Article Postprint

In: Language Awareness, vol. 33, iss. 3, pp. 447–467, 2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, awareness, comprehensibility, employability, English for specific purposes, intelligibility, job applicant

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Coherence and comprehensibility in second language speakers’ academic speaking performance

Aki Tsunemoto, Pavel Trofimovich

Coherence and comprehensibility in second language speakers’ academic speaking performance Journal Article Open Access

In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 46, iss. 3, pp. 795–817, 2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, assessment, comprehensibility, English for specific purposes, linguistic dimensions, pronunciation, speech ratings

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Listening and comprehensibility

Pavel Trofimovich, Oguzhan Tekin, Rachael Lindberg

Listening and comprehensibility Book Chapter Postprint

In: Wagner, Elvis, Batty, Aaron Olaf, Galaczi, Evelina (Ed.): The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition and listening, pp. 201–211, Routledge, 2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: assessment, comprehensibility, dynamic, English as lingua franca, ethnic identity, individual differences, instruction, linguistic dimensions, non-verbal behaviours, pronunciation, speech ratings

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Visual cues to speakers’ religious affiliation and listeners’ understanding of second language French speech

Sara Kennedy, Pavel Trofimovich, Rachael Lindberg, Oguzhan Tekin

Visual cues to speakers’ religious affiliation and listeners’ understanding of second language French speech Journal Article Open AccessData | Materials

In: Languages, vol. 9, iss. 5, no. 154, pp. 1–21, 2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, ethnic identity, intelligibility, pronunciation, social variables, speech ratings

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Accent bias training in undergraduate human resource management education

Mary Grantham O’Brien, Thao-Nguyen Nina Le, Anamaria Bodea, Pavel Trofimovich, Masako Shimada

Accent bias training in undergraduate human resource management education Journal Article Open Access

In: Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, awareness, comprehensibility, employability, English for specific purposes, job applicant, workplace communication

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Exploring sociopolitical dimensions of heritage language maintenance: The case of Vietnamese speakers in Montréal

Thao-Nguyen Nina Le, Pavel Trofimovich

Exploring sociopolitical dimensions of heritage language maintenance: The case of Vietnamese speakers in Montréal Journal Article Postprint

In: Canadian Modern Language Review, vol. 80, iss. 1, pp. 22–49, 2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, fluency, heritage speakers, interaction, pronunciation, social variables

2023

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Pre- and in-service teachers’ beliefs about second language pronunciation teaching, their experience, and speech assessments

Aki Tsunemoto, Pavel Trofimovich

Pre- and in-service teachers’ beliefs about second language pronunciation teaching, their experience, and speech assessments Journal Article Postprint

In: System, vol. 118, no. 103125, pp. 1–13, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, assessment, classroom-based teaching, comprehensibility, experience, fluency, individual differences, instruction, pronunciation, speech ratings, teachers

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Listener perceptions of customer service agents’ performance: Do comprehensibility, accentedness, and fluency matter?

Aki Tsunemoto, Mark McAndrews, Pavel Trofimovich, Eric Friginal

Listener perceptions of customer service agents’ performance: Do comprehensibility, accentedness, and fluency matter? Journal Article Postprint

In: Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, vol. 9, iss. 2, pp. 234–262, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, customer service, English for specific purposes, fluency, interaction, speech ratings

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When accent does not match expectations: A dynamic perspective of L2 speaker evaluations in a French interview context

Rachael Lindberg, Pavel Trofimovich

When accent does not match expectations: A dynamic perspective of L2 speaker evaluations in a French interview context Journal Article Open Access

In: Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, vol. 26, iss. 2, pp. 1–31, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, assessment, comprehensibility, employability, job applicant, workplace communication

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En français or in English? Examining perceived social roles of international students in response to their French and English speech

Oguzhan Tekin, Pavel Trofimovich

En français or in English? Examining perceived social roles of international students in response to their French and English speech Journal Article Postprint

In: Canadian Modern Language Review, vol. 79, iss. 3, no. 204–227, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, ethnic identity, international students, pronunciation, social variables, speech ratings

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Votre accent étranger pourrait-il nuire à votre embauche? [Could your foreign accent affect your hiring?]

Anamaria Bodea, Thao-Nguyen Nina Le, Pavel Trofimovich, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Cesar Teló, Masako Shimada

Votre accent étranger pourrait-il nuire à votre embauche? [Could your foreign accent affect your hiring?] Online Open Access

2023, visited: 17.02.2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, employability, job applicant

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Framing second language comprehensibility: Do interlocutors’ ratings predict their perceived communicative experience?

Charles L. Nagle, Pavel Trofimovich, Oguzhan Tekin, Kim McDonough

Framing second language comprehensibility: Do interlocutors’ ratings predict their perceived communicative experience? Journal Article Open AccessData | Materials

In: Applied Psycholinguistics, vol. 44, iss. 1, pp. 131–156, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, dynamic, English as lingua franca, interaction, self-assessment, speech ratings

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How HR professionals respond to second language accents

Cesar Teló, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Pavel Trofimovich, Anamaria Bodea, Thao-Nguyen Nina Le, Masako Shimada

How HR professionals respond to second language accents Online Open Access

2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, employability, job applicant

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Pre-service teachers’ beliefs about second language pronunciation teaching, their experience, and speech assessments

Aki Tsunemoto, Pavel Trofimovich, Sara Kennedy

Pre-service teachers’ beliefs about second language pronunciation teaching, their experience, and speech assessments Journal Article PostprintAccessible Summary

In: Language Teaching Research, vol. 27, iss. 1, pp. 115–136, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, assessment, comprehensibility, experience, fluency, pronunciation, teachers

2022

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Comprehensible to whom? Examining rater, speaker, and interlocutor perspectives on comprehensibility in an interactive context

Charles L. Nagle, Pavel Trofimovich, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Sara Kennedy

Comprehensible to whom? Examining rater, speaker, and interlocutor perspectives on comprehensibility in an interactive context Journal Article PostprintData | Materials

In: The Modern Language Journal, vol. 106, iss. 4, pp. 675–693, 2022.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, interaction, pronunciation, self-assessment, speech ratings

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Using task practice to reduce social influences on listener evaluations of second language accent and comprehensibility

Kym Taylor Reid, Pavel Trofimovich, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Aki Tsunemoto

Using task practice to reduce social influences on listener evaluations of second language accent and comprehensibility Journal Article Postprint

In: International Journal of Listening, vol. 36, iss. 3, pp. 283–298, 2022.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, social variables, task

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Disentangling professional competence and foreign accent

Cesar Teló, Pavel Trofimovich, Mary Grantham O’Brien

Disentangling professional competence and foreign accent Journal Article Postprint

In: Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, vol. 8, iss. 3, pp. 413–443, 2022.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, employability, ethnic identity, social variables, speech ratings, workplace communication

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Visual cues and rater perceptions of second language comprehensibility, accentedness, and fluency

Aki Tsunemoto, Rachael Lindberg, Pavel Trofimovich, Kim McDonough

Visual cues and rater perceptions of second language comprehensibility, accentedness, and fluency Journal Article PostprintData | MaterialsAccessible Summary

In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 44 , iss. 3, pp. 659–684, 2022.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, fluency, non-verbal behaviours, speech ratings

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Alignment in second language speakers’ perceptions of interaction and its relationship to perceived communicative success

Oguzhan Tekin, Pavel Trofimovich, Tzu-Hua Chen, Kim McDonough

Alignment in second language speakers’ perceptions of interaction and its relationship to perceived communicative success Journal Article PostprintAccessible Summary

In: System, vol. 108, no. 102848, pp. 1–12, 2022.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, fluency, individual differences, interaction, priming/alignment, speech production

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Second language comprehensibility as a dynamic construct

Pavel Trofimovich, Charles L. Nagle, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Sara Kennedy, Kym Taylor Reid, Lauren Strachan

Second language comprehensibility as a dynamic construct Book Chapter Postprint

In: Levis, John M., Derwing, Tracey M., Munro, Murray J. (Ed.): The evolution of pronunciation teaching and research: 25 years of intelligibility, comprehensibility, and accentedness, pp. 153–179, John Benjamins, 2022, ISBN: 9789027211378.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, dynamic, English as lingua franca, interaction, pronunciation

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Effects of benchmarking and peer-assessment on French learners’ self-assessments of accentedness, comprehensibility, and fluency

Aki Tsunemoto, Pavel Trofimovich, Josée Blanchet, Juliane Bertrand, Sara Kennedy

Effects of benchmarking and peer-assessment on French learners’ self-assessments of accentedness, comprehensibility, and fluency Journal Article PostprintData | MaterialsAccessible Summary

In: Foreign Language Annals, vol. 55, iss. 1, pp. 135–154, 2022.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, classroom-based teaching, comprehensibility, fluency, instruction, self-assessment

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Speech comprehensibility

Pavel Trofimovich, Talia Isaacs, Sara Kennedy, Aki Tsunemoto

Speech comprehensibility Book Chapter

In: Derwing, Tracey M., Munro, Murray J., Thomson, Ron (Ed.): The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition and speaking, pp. 174–187, Routledge, 2022, ISBN: 9780367900847.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: cognitive processing, comprehensibility, dynamic, interaction, social variables, speech ratings

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Beyond linguistic features: Exploring behavioral and affective correlates of comprehensible second language speech

Charles L. Nagle, Pavel Trofimovich, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Sara Kennedy

Beyond linguistic features: Exploring behavioral and affective correlates of comprehensible second language speech Journal Article Open AccessData | Materials

In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 44, iss. 1, pp. 255–270, 2022.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, dynamic, engagement, English as lingua franca, individual differences, interaction, speech ratings

2021

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Task engagement and comprehensibility in interaction: Moving from what second language speakers say to what they do

Pavel Trofimovich, Oguzhan Tekin, Kim McDonough

Task engagement and comprehensibility in interaction: Moving from what second language speakers say to what they do Journal Article PostprintAccessible Summary

In: Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, vol. 7, iss. 3, pp. 435–461, 2021.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, engagement, English as lingua franca, interaction, non-verbal behaviours

2020

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Second language comprehensibility as a dynamic construct

Pavel Trofimovich, Charles L. Nagle, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Sara Kennedy, Kym Taylor Reid, Lauren Strachan

Second language comprehensibility as a dynamic construct Journal Article PostprintData | Materials

In: Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 430–457, 2020.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, interaction, pronunciation

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Dunning-Kruger effect in second language speech learning: How does self perception align with other perception over time?

Kazuya Saito, Pavel Trofimovich, Mariko Abe, Yo In’nami

Dunning-Kruger effect in second language speech learning: How does self perception align with other perception over time? Journal Article Postprint

In: Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 79, pp. 1–10, 2020.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, instruction, pronunciation, self-assessment

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Testing the malleability of teachers’ judgments of second language speech

Kym Taylor Reid, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Pavel Trofimovich, Allison Bajt

Testing the malleability of teachers’ judgments of second language speech Journal Article Postprint

In: Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 236–264, 2020.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, fluency, social variables, speech ratings

2019

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Second language speakers’ awareness of their own comprehensibility: Examining task repetition and self-assessment

Lauren Strachan, Sara Kennedy, Pavel Trofimovich

Second language speakers’ awareness of their own comprehensibility: Examining task repetition and self-assessment Journal Article Postprint

In: Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 347–373, 2019.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: awareness, comprehensibility, pronunciation, self-assessment, task

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Comprehensibility: A useful tool to explore listener understanding

Sara Kennedy, Pavel Trofimovich

Comprehensibility: A useful tool to explore listener understanding Journal Article Postprint

In: Canadian Modern Language Review, vol. 75, no. 4, pp. 275–284, 2019.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, dynamic, instruction, intelligibility, research methods, social variables

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Toward a dynamic view of second language comprehensibility

Charles L. Nagle, Pavel Trofimovich, Annie Bergeron

Toward a dynamic view of second language comprehensibility Journal Article Postprint

In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 647–672, 2019.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, dynamic, linguistic dimensions, speech ratings

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Social attitudes and speech ratings: Effects of positive and negative bias on multiage listeners’ judgments of second language speech

Kym Taylor Reid, Pavel Trofimovich, Mary Grantham O’Brien

Social attitudes and speech ratings: Effects of positive and negative bias on multiage listeners’ judgments of second language speech Journal Article Postprint

In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 419–442, 2019.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, age, comprehensibility, fluency, social variables, speech ratings

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Lexical aspects of comprehensibility and nativeness from the perspective of native-speaking English raters

Randy Appel, Pavel Trofimovich, Kazuya Saito, Talia Isaacs, Stuart Webb

Lexical aspects of comprehensibility and nativeness from the perspective of native-speaking English raters Journal Article Postprint

In: ITL-International Journal of Applied Linguistics, vol. 170, no. 1, pp. 24–52, 2019.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, speech ratings, vocabulary

2018

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Linguistic dimensions of L2 accentedness and comprehensibility vary across speaking tasks

Dustin Crowther, Pavel Trofimovich, Kazuya Saito, Talia Isaacs

Linguistic dimensions of L2 accentedness and comprehensibility vary across speaking tasks Journal Article Postprint

In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 443–457, 2018.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, linguistic dimensions, task

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Is it because of my language background? A study of language background influence on comprehensibility judgments

Jennifer A. Foote, Pavel Trofimovich

Is it because of my language background? A study of language background influence on comprehensibility judgments Journal Article Postprint

In: Canadian Modern Language Review, vol. 74, no. 2, pp. 253–278, 2018.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, cross-language similarity, intelligibility, linguistic dimensions, pronunciation, speech perception

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Developing a user-oriented second language comprehensibility scale for English-medium universities

Talia Isaacs, Pavel Trofimovich, Jennifer A. Foote

Developing a user-oriented second language comprehensibility scale for English-medium universities Journal Article Postprint

In: Language Testing, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 193–216, 2018.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: assessment, comprehensibility, pronunciation

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Engaging the senses: A sensory-based approach to L2 pronunciation instruction for actors

Suzanne Cerreta, Pavel Trofimovich

Engaging the senses: A sensory-based approach to L2 pronunciation instruction for actors Journal Article Postprint

In: Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 46–72, 2018.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, classroom-based teaching, comprehensibility, instruction, pronunciation

2017

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Development of second language French oral skills in an instructed setting: A focus on speech ratings

Pavel Trofimovich, Sara Kennedy, Josée Blanchet

Development of second language French oral skills in an instructed setting: A focus on speech ratings Journal Article

In: Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 32–50, 2017, ISSN: 1920-1818.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, fluency, instruction, linguistic dimensions

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Linguistic dimensions of accentedness and comprehensibility: Exploring task and listener effects in second language French

Annie Bergeron, Pavel Trofimovich

Linguistic dimensions of accentedness and comprehensibility: Exploring task and listener effects in second language French Journal Article

In: Foreign Language Annals, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 547–566, 2017.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, linguistic dimensions, speech ratings

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Using listener judgments to investigate linguistic influences on L2 comprehensibility and accentedness: A validation and generalization study

Kazuya Saito, Pavel Trofimovich, Talia Isaacs

Using listener judgments to investigate linguistic influences on L2 comprehensibility and accentedness: A validation and generalization study Journal Article

In: Applied Linguistics, vol. 38, iss. 4, pp. 439–462, 2017.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, linguistic dimensions, speech ratings

2016

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Lexical profiles of comprehensible second language speech: The role of appropriateness, fluency, variation, sophistication, abstractness, and sense relations

Kazuya Saito, Stuart Webb, Pavel Trofimovich, Talia Isaacs

Lexical profiles of comprehensible second language speech: The role of appropriateness, fluency, variation, sophistication, abstractness, and sense relations Journal Article

In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 677–701, 2016.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, linguistic dimensions, speech ratings, vocabulary

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Lexical correlates of comprehensibility versus accentedness in second language speech

Kazuya Saito, Stuart Webb, Pavel Trofimovich, Talia Isaacs

Lexical correlates of comprehensibility versus accentedness in second language speech Journal Article

In: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 597–609, 2016.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, speech ratings, vocabulary

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Second language speech production: Investigating linguistic correlates of comprehensibility and accentedness for learners at different ability levels

Kazuya Saito, Pavel Trofimovich, Talia Isaacs

Second language speech production: Investigating linguistic correlates of comprehensibility and accentedness for learners at different ability levels Journal Article

In: Applied Psycholinguistics, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 217–240, 2016.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, experience, linguistic dimensions

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Flawed self-assessment: Investigating self- and other-perception of second language speech.

Pavel Trofimovich, Talia Isaacs, Sara Kennedy, Kazuya Saito, Dustin Crowther

Flawed self-assessment: Investigating self- and other-perception of second language speech. Journal Article

In: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 122–140, 2016.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, assessment, comprehensibility, linguistic dimensions, self-assessment, speech ratings

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Linguistic dimensions of second language accent and comprehensibility: Nonnative listeners’ perspectives

Dustin Crowther, Pavel Trofimovich, Talia Isaacs

Linguistic dimensions of second language accent and comprehensibility: Nonnative listeners’ perspectives Journal Article

In: Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 160–182, 2016.

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2015

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Second language comprehensibility revisited: Investigating the effects of learner background

Dustin Crowther, Pavel Trofimovich, Kazuya Saito, Talia Isaacs

Second language comprehensibility revisited: Investigating the effects of learner background Journal Article

In: TESOL quarterly, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 814–837, 2015.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, cross-language similarity, linguistic dimensions, speech ratings

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Does a speaking task affect second language comprehensibility?

Dustin Crowther, Pavel Trofimovich, Talia Isaacs, Kazuya Saito

Does a speaking task affect second language comprehensibility? Journal Article

In: The Modern Language Journal, vol. 99, no. 1, pp. 80–95, 2015.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: comprehensibility, linguistic dimensions, speech ratings, task

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