Intelligibility and comprehensibility of Japanese speakers of English from a global Englishes perspective

Thesis

This study investigated how different listener factors are associated with the intelligibility and comprehensibility of Japanese speakers of English. Specifically, the association between the two dimensions of speech understanding (intelligibility and comprehensibility) and three listener factors (listeners’ first language, familiarity with English spoken by Japanese people, and listeners’ English level) was examined. A total of 67 listeners from three different L1 groups (Japanese, Mandar...

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Authors: Amano, N

• Type of award: MSc
• Level of award: Masters
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: ALSLA2019; ALSLA
• Subjects: Education; Applied Linguistics