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The intelligibility of Spanish regional accents in L2 English after tailored Lingua Franca Core instruction: a critical empirical analysis
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Autores:
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Jurado Bravo, María Ángeles
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texto impreso
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2018-11-27
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application/pdf
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info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
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Estado = No publicado
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Materia = Humanidades: Filología: Filología inglesa
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Tipo = Tesis
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Resumen:
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It is without question that English is spoken around the world by speakers for whom it is not their native language. These speakers inevitably have an accent which results from the transfer of not only their L1 but also the characteristics of their regional accent. This dissertation aims at analysing the extent to which L1 Spanish regional accent influences L2 English pronunciation and whether these differences are reflected in perceived intelligibility. The general hypotheses tested in this investigation are that (a) certain characteristics of L1 Spanish regional accent are transferred into L2 English pronunciation, (b) pronunciation instruction based on the Lingua Franca Core improves speaker intelligibility, and (c) speaker intelligibility can be predicted using quantitative methods.The widespread use of English has led to an increasing interest in the way non-native speakers (NNSs) of English interact with other English speakers, generally non-native. The study of this type of communication is usually referred to as English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)...
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En línea:
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https://eprints.ucm.es/id/eprint/56416/1/T41244.pdf
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