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Language Proficiency and Sonorant Devoicing in English Plosive-Sonorant Clusters 语言能力与英语质音-声母群中的声母去声化

Research in Language Pub Date : 2023-12-28 DOI: 10.18778/1731-7533.21.4.06

Klára Přečková, Pavel Šturm, J. Volín

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Theoretical and Practical Phonetic Instruction in the Eyes of Advanced Students. An Editorial to RiL Special Issue Vol. 21.3 and 21.4 on Pronunciation Research and Pronunciation Learning/Teaching in a Global EFL Perspective 高年级学生眼中的语音教学理论与实践。为 RiL 特刊第 21.3 和 21.4 卷撰写的社论：全球 EFL 视角下的发音研究和发音学习/教学

Research in Language Pub Date : 2023-12-28 DOI: 10.18778/1731-7533.21.3.01

Anna Jarosz

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Personality as a Correlate of Accentedness: The Case of Formal Setting Without Pronunciation-Focused Instruction 作为口音相关因素的个性：不注重发音教学的正式环境案例

Research in Language Pub Date : 2023-12-28 DOI: 10.18778/1731-7533.21.4.03

Małgorzata Baran-Łucarz

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Self-Study of the MOOC English Pronunciation in a Global World: Metaphonetic Awareness and English Accent Variation 自学 MOOC《全球英语发音》：隐喻意识和英语口音差异

Research in Language Pub Date : 2023-12-28 DOI: 10.18778/1731-7533.21.3.04

Marta A. Nowacka

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A Topic-Based Diachronic Account of the Polysemy of the English Verb ‘Run’ 英语动词 "奔跑 "多义性的基于主题的异时性解释

Research in Language Pub Date : 2023-12-28 DOI: 10.18778/1731-7533.21.2.03

Naoki Kiyama, Yoshikata Shibuya

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A Multimodal Study of How Pronunciation-Induced Communication Breakdowns are Managed During Tandem Interactions 串联互动中如何处理发音引起的交流中断的多模态研究

Research in Language Pub Date : 2023-12-28 DOI: 10.18778/1731-7533.21.3.05

Loulou Kosmala, Céline Horgues, S. Scheuer

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Tailoring International Pronunciation Activities for Hungarian Learners of English 为匈牙利英语学习者量身定制国际发音活动

Research in Language Pub Date : 2023-12-28 DOI: 10.18778/1731-7533.21.3.06

Noémi Gyurka, Ágnes Piukovics

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Accents in Speech Recognition through the Lens of a World Englishes Evaluation Set 从世界英语评价集的角度看语音识别中的口音问题

Research in Language Pub Date : 2023-12-28 DOI: 10.18778/1731-7533.21.3.02

Miguel Del Río, Corey Miller, Ján Profant, Jennifer Drexler-Fox, Quinn Mcnamara, Nishchal Bhandari, Natalie Delworth, I. Pirkin, Miguel Jette, Shipra Chandra, Peter Ha, Ryan Westerman

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Pronunciation Anxiety, Pronunciation-Related Views and Pronunciation Learning Actions of EMI and English Major Students EMI 和英语专业学生的发音焦虑、发音相关观点和发音学习行动

Research in Language Pub Date : 2023-12-28 DOI: 10.18778/1731-7533.21.4.01

Esther Gómez Lacabex, Hanne Roothooft

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Alignment in ASR and L1 Listeners’ Recognition of L2 Learner Speech: French EFL Learners & Dictation.Io ASR 与 L1 听者识别 L2 学习者语音的一致性：法语 EFL 学习者与听写.Io

Research in Language Pub Date : 2023-12-28 DOI: 10.18778/1731-7533.21.3.03

Vincent Chanethom, Alice Henderson

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