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Tomokazu Nakayama; Seoh Koon Tan; Hoo Chun Pek – Journal of English as an International Language, 2016
This study investigates the intelligibility of English with mora-timed rhythm or Japanese Katakana Hatsuon Eigo among NNSs living in a multilingual community, utilizing shadowing to measure the concept of intelligibility. Eighty-six participants (10 Malay NSs, 28 Mandarin NSs, and 30 Tamil NSs) were asked to shadow a recording of a 300-word…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Sheyholislami, Jaffer – Language Policy, 2010
This paper draws on theories that describe interrelationships between identity, language and the media to investigate how the Kurds utilise two forms of electronic media--satellite television and the Internet--to construct their identities. The data for this study is generated from four sources: a Kurdish satellite television channel (Kurdistan…
Descriptors: Mutual Intelligibility, Ethnography, Audiences, Data Analysis