Intelligibility and degree of accentedness are interrelated aspects of non-native speech. Previous research suggests that foreign accentedness is influenced by phonetic distance measures. These distance measures may also influence the intelligibility …
English speakers are sensitive to phonetic length (Pickett & Decker, 1960) but do not maintain a phonemic length contrast (Hayes, 2002). This study examines English speakers' ability to discriminate and identify intervocalic consonant length in …