Browsing Research in Language (2013) vol.11 nr 1 by Title

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    • Phonetic Imitation of Vowel Duration in L2 Speech 

      Zając, Magdalena (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-05-04)
      This paper reports the results of a pilot study concerned with phonetic imitation in the speech of Polish learners of English. The purpose of the study was to investigate whether native speakers of Polish imitate the length ...

    • Phonetics Learning Anxiety – Results of a Preliminary Study 

      Baran-Łucarz, Małgorzata (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-05-04)
      The Phonetics Learning Anxiety Scale, a 44-item questionnaire based on a 6-point Likert scale, designed for the purpose of the research sheds light on the nature of this peculiar type of apprehension experienced by advanced ...

    • Roadrunners and Eagles 

      Shockey, Linda; Ćavar, Małgorzata E. (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-05-04)
      Our previous research on perception of gated casual English by university students suggests that ceteris paribus, Polish students are much more accurate than Greeks. A recent pilot study of casually-spoken Polish leads us ...

    • Spectral Characteristics of Schwa in Czech Accented English 

      Volín, Jan; Weingartová, Lenka; Skarnitzl, Radek (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-05-04)
      The English central mid lax vowel (i.e., schwa) often contributes considerably to the sound differences between native and non-native speech. Many foreign speakers of English fail to reduce certain underlying vowels to ...