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Peer reviewedYeni-Komshian, Grace H.; Robbins, Medina; Flege, James E. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2001
Examined effect of word class (nouns vs. verbs) on second language pronunciation accuracy of Korean-English adult bilinguals whose age of arrival in the United States ranged from 6 to 23 years. Transcriptions of their productions of English indicated they were more accurate in pronouncing verbs than nouns and were more accurate in detecting…
Descriptors: Adults, Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Immigrants
