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Perceptions about Representative English-Language Accents from Prospective and Practicing Providers of Business-Related Language Services in Argentina
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Scott, James Calvert; Green, Diana J.; Rosewarne, David D. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 2004
The purposes of the study were (a) to identify perceptions about representative English-language accents from prospective and practicing providers of business-related language services residing in Argentina and (b) to examine the differences in their perceptions of these English-language accents. The respondents ranked the accents in this order:…
Descriptors: Role Models, Foreign Countries, Business Communication, North American English
Business and Technology Students' Preferences for English-Language Accents: Implications for Business Communication.
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Scott, James Calvert; Green, Diana J.; Rosewarne, David – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 1997
Multiple recordings of a message in various accents were heard by 218 college students, including 26 nonnative English speakers. Ranked English accents in descending order were General American, British, Australian, Indian, Estuary, and Japanese. Perceptual differences were related to gender, ethnicity, nationality, and region. Implications for…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Dialects, English