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Kamisli, Sibel; Dugan, Sean – 1997
This study investigated how educated non-native speakers of English perceive three distinct accents of American English (Eastern; African American; and Southern) and make judgments of the speakers' background, intellect, ability, and character that might affect their employment overseas. Subjects were 53 native speakers of Turkish, (44 females, 13…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Intelligence, Native Speakers