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2025

24.
Exploring the linguistic signature of interpersonal liking in second language interaction

Pavel Trofimovich, Anamaria Bodea, Kim McDonough, Masatoshi Sato

Exploring the linguistic signature of interpersonal liking in second language interaction Journal Article Open AccessPostprintData | Materials

In: System, vol. 129, no. 103565, pp. 1–13, 2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: engagement, English as lingua franca, fluency, interaction, international students, linguistic dimensions, metaperception

2024

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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

2023

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Strategies for avoiding misunderstanding in English L2 conversations

Kim McDonough, Chen Liu, Pavel Trofimovich

Strategies for avoiding misunderstanding in English L2 conversations Journal Article Postprint

In: ELT Journal, vol. 77, iss. 4, pp. 426–434, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: English as lingua franca, intelligibility, interaction, linguistic dimensions, non-verbal behaviours, pragmatics, task

2021

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Investigating verbal and nonverbal indicators of physiological response during second language interaction

Rachael Lindberg, Kim McDonough, Pavel Trofimovich

Investigating verbal and nonverbal indicators of physiological response during second language interaction Journal Article PostprintAccessible Summary

In: Applied Psycholinguistics, vol. 42, iss. 6, pp. 1403–1425, 2021.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: emotion, individual differences, interaction, linguistic dimensions, non-verbal behaviours

2019

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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

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

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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A multidimensional scaling study of native and non-native listeners' perception of second language speech

Jennifer A. Foote, Pavel Trofimovich

A multidimensional scaling study of native and non-native listeners’ perception of second language speech Journal Article

In: Perceptual and Motor Skills, vol. 122, no. 2, pp. 470–489, 2016.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: linguistic dimensions, research methods, speech perception, speech ratings

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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

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

8.

Talia Isaacs, Pavel Trofimovich, Guoxing Yu, Bernardita Muñoz Chereau

Examining the linguistic aspects of speech that most efficiently discriminate between upper levels of the revised IELTS pronunciation scale Journal Article

In: ELTS Research Report Series, vol. 4, pp. 1–48, 2015.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: assessment, linguistic dimensions, pronunciation

7.
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

6.
Phonetics instruction in L2 French: Contributions of segments, prosody and fluency to speech ratings

Pavel Trofimovich, Sara Kennedy, Josée Blanchet

Phonetics instruction in L2 French: Contributions of segments, prosody and fluency to speech ratings Proceedings Article

In: Przedlacka, ‪Joanna, Maidment, John, Ashby, Michael (Ed.): Proceedings of the Phonetics Teaching and Learning Conference, pp. 101–105, University College London, 2015.

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

2014

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Learning to speak English? Making yourself understood isn’t all about the accent

Talia Isaacs, Dustin Crowther, Kazuya Saito, Pavel Trofimovich

Learning to speak English? Making yourself understood isn’t all about the accent Online

2014.

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

2012

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Disentangling accent from comprehensibility

Pavel Trofimovich, Talia Isaacs

Disentangling accent from comprehensibility Journal Article

In: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, vol. 15, no. 04, pp. 905–916, 2012.

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

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Deconstructing comprehensibility: Identifying the linguistic influences on listeners’ L2 comprehensibility ratings

Talia Isaacs, Pavel Trofimovich

Deconstructing comprehensibility: Identifying the linguistic influences on listeners’ L2 comprehensibility ratings Journal Article

In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 475–505, 2012.

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

2008

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Wendy Baker, Pavel Trofimovich

Lexical and segmental influences on child and adult learners’ production of second language vowels Journal Article

In: Concordia Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, vol. 1, pp. 31–54, 2008.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: children, learning, linguistic dimensions, pronunciation, vocabulary

2007

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Learning prosody and fluency characteristics of second language speech: The effect of experience on child learners' acquisition of five suprasegmentals

Pavel Trofimovich, Wendy Baker

Learning prosody and fluency characteristics of second language speech: The effect of experience on child learners’ acquisition of five suprasegmentals Journal Article

In: Applied Psycholinguistics, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 251–276, 2007.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: children, experience, fluency, learning, linguistic dimensions