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2025

32.
The social evaluation of second language speech

Pavel Trofimovich, Suzie Beaulieu

The social evaluation of second language speech Book Chapter Postprint

In: Chapelle, Carol A., Levis, John, Munro, Murray, Nagle, Charlie, Huensch, Amanda (Ed.): The encyclopedia of applied linguistics, pp. 1–6, Wiley, 2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: assessment, ethnic identity, pronunciation, social variables, speech ratings, workplace communication

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Do they like me? Exploring the role of metaperception in L1–L2 speaker interaction

Chaoqun Zheng, Pavel Trofimovich, Rachael Lindberg, Kim McDonough, Masatoshi Sato

Do they like me? Exploring the role of metaperception in L1–L2 speaker interaction Journal Article Open AccessData | Materials

In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 47, iss. 1, pp. 80–103, 2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: assessment, awareness, English as lingua franca, interaction, metaperception, pronunciation, social variables, speech ratings

2024

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Interpersonal liking, cultural belonging, and heritage language: Exploring the role of metaperception in interaction between heritage speakers of Vietnamese

Thao-Nguyen Nina Le, Pavel Trofimovich, Kim McDonough, Masatoshi Sato

Interpersonal liking, cultural belonging, and heritage language: Exploring the role of metaperception in interaction between heritage speakers of Vietnamese Journal Article Open AccessData | Materials

In: Frontiers in Communication, vol. 9, no. 1468943, pp. 1–13, 2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: bilingual, ethnic identity, heritage speakers, interaction, metaperception, pronunciation, social variables

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Local residents' attitudes toward and contact with international students: A perspective from Montreal, Quebec

Oguzhan Tekin, Pavel Trofimovich

Local residents’ attitudes toward and contact with international students: A perspective from Montreal, Quebec Journal Article Open AccessData | Materials

In: Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 15, no. 1484985, pp. 1–17, 2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: ethnic identity, experience, interaction, international students, social variables

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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

26.
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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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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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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75 years of research enlightenment in language studies (Special Issue)

Lourdes Ortega, Pavel Trofimovich, Teresa Satterfield, Scott Crossley, Kara Morgan-Short (Ed.)

75 years of research enlightenment in language studies (Special Issue) Collection Open Access

2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: bilingual, cognitive processing, ethnic identity, individual differences, instruction, learning, open science, replication, research methods, social variables

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Second language anxiety in conversation and its relationship with speakers’ perceptions of the interaction and their social networks

Rachael Lindberg, Kim McDonough, Pavel Trofimovich

Second language anxiety in conversation and its relationship with speakers’ perceptions of the interaction and their social networks Journal Article Open Access

In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 45, iss. 5, pp. 1413–1426, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: emotion, individual differences, interaction, non-verbal behaviours, social variables

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I don’t think you like me: Examining metaperceptions of interpersonal liking in second language academic interaction

Pavel Trofimovich, Rachael Lindberg, Anamaria Bodea, Thao-Nguyen Nina Le, Chaoqun Zheng, Kim McDonough

I don’t think you like me: Examining metaperceptions of interpersonal liking in second language academic interaction Journal Article Open AccessData | Materials

In: Languages, vol. 8, no. Article 200, pp. 1–22, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: assessment, awareness, English as lingua franca, metaperception, pronunciation, social variables, speech ratings

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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

2022

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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

18.
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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The malleability of listener judgments of second language speech

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

The malleability of listener judgments of second language speech Book Chapter

In: Sardegna, Veronica, Jarosz, Anna (Ed.): Theoretical and practical developments in English speech assessment, research, and training, pp. 11–26, Springer, 2022, ISBN: 978-3-030-98217-1.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: individual differences, social variables, speech perception, speech production, speech ratings

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Attitudinal bias, individual differences, and second language speakers’ interactional performance

Pavel Trofimovich, Kim McDonough, Phung Dao, Dato Abashidze

Attitudinal bias, individual differences, and second language speakers’ interactional performance Journal Article Postprint

In: Applied Linguistics Review, vol. 13, iss. 1, pp. 99–116, 2022.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: corrective feedback, individual differences, interaction, social variables

15.
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

2020

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Exploring the stability of second language speech ratings through task practice in bilinguals’ two languages

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

Exploring the stability of second language speech ratings through task practice in bilinguals’ two languages Journal Article Postprint

In: Journal of Monolingual and Bilingual Speech, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 315–329, 2020.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: bilingual, social variables, speech ratings, task

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Second language learners’ attitudes toward French varieties: The roles of learning experience and social networks

Rachael Lindberg, Pavel Trofimovich

Second language learners’ attitudes toward French varieties: The roles of learning experience and social networks Journal Article PostprintData | MaterialsAccessible Summary

In: The Modern Language Journal, vol. 104, no. 4, pp. 822–841, 2020.

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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

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Language attitudes and ethnic identity: Examining listener perceptions of Latvian-Russian bilingual speakers

Pavel Trofimovich, Larisa Turuševa

Language attitudes and ethnic identity: Examining listener perceptions of Latvian-Russian bilingual speakers Journal Article Postprint

In: Journal of Language, Identity & Education, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 9–24, 2020.

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2019

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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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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

2015

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Ethnic identity and second language learning

Pavel Trofimovich, Larisa Turuševa

Ethnic identity and second language learning Journal Article

In: Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, vol. 35, pp. 234–252, 2015.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: ethnic identity, learning, social variables

2013

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Group membership and identity issues in second language learning

Pavel Trofimovich, Larisa Turuševa, Elizabeth Gatbonton

Group membership and identity issues in second language learning Journal Article

In: Language Teaching, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 563–567, 2013.

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2011

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Language experience in L2 phonological learning: Effects of psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic variables

Pavel Trofimovich

Language experience in L2 phonological learning: Effects of psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic variables Journal Article

In: IRAL: International Review of Applied Linguistics, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 135–156, 2011.

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5.
Ethnic group affiliation and patterns of development of a phonological variable

Elizabeth Gatbonton, Pavel Trofimovich, Norman Segalowitz

Ethnic group affiliation and patterns of development of a phonological variable Journal Article

In: The Modern Language Journal, vol. 95, no. 2, pp. 188–204, 2011.

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2009

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Links between ethnolinguistic affiliation, self-related motivation and second language fluency: Are they mediated by psycholinguistic variables?

Norman Segalowitz, Elizabeth Gatbonton, Pavel Trofimovich

Links between ethnolinguistic affiliation, self-related motivation and second language fluency: Are they mediated by psycholinguistic variables? Book Chapter

In: Dörnyei, Zoltán, Ushioda, Ema (Ed.): Motivation, language identity and the L2 self, pp. 172–192, Multilingual Matters, 2009, ISBN: 9781847691279.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: ethnic identity, fluency, individual differences, social variables

2008

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The ethnic group affiliation and L2 proficiency link: Empirical evidence

Elizabeth Gatbonton, Pavel Trofimovich

The ethnic group affiliation and L2 proficiency link: Empirical evidence Journal Article

In: Language Awareness, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 229–248, 2008.

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Investigating heritage language and culture links: An Indo-Canadian Hindu perspective

Nootan Kumar, Pavel Trofimovich, Elizabeth Gatbonton

Investigating heritage language and culture links: An Indo-Canadian Hindu perspective Journal Article

In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 49–65, 2008.

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2005

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Learners' ethnic group affiliation and L2 pronunciation accuracy: A sociolinguistic investigation

Elizabeth Gatbonton, Pavel Trofimovich, Michael Magid

Learners’ ethnic group affiliation and L2 pronunciation accuracy: A sociolinguistic investigation Journal Article

In: TESOL Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 489–511, 2005.

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