Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Summer 1993
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Committee Chair
Dale Earl Otto
Second Committee Member
Linda Marie Klug
Third Committee Member
Elbert E. Bilyeu
Abstract
This research was conducted to identify the most important English speech sounds which determine non-native English speakers' intelligibility to native speakers of English. The researcher focused on variation of pronunciation by Japanese English speakers of differing levels of proficiency and examined the correlation between their pronunciation and intelligibility to native speakers. The results provided some keys to intelligible English speech and some implications for developing comprehensible speech in teaching English as a second language or English as a foreign language.
Recommended Citation
Aoki, Manabu, "The Intelligibility of Japanese Speakers of English to Native Speakers of English" (1993). All Master's Theses. 1587.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/1587
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