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(Mis)understanding your native language - Regional accent impedes processing of information status

Native-speaker listeners constantly predict upcoming units of speech as part of language processing, using various cues. However, this process is impeded in second-language listeners, as well as when the speaker has an unfamiliar accent. Whereas …

Processing of intonation and information status in British English by Chinese L2 and Canadian L1 speakers

Assessment of intonation status in British and Canadian English by Canadian listeners