Essays about: "accent evaluations"

Found 3 essays containing the words accent evaluations.

  1. 1. The Evaluations of Native English Speakers Toward Two Native and Two Non-native English Accents - A study of Language Attitudes Toward English Accents

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Mawj Ahmed Mahmood; [2022]
    Keywords : language attitudes; language attitudes toward English accents; stereotypes; native English speakers’ accent evaluations; social attractiveness; social status; social class; character roles; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This paper examined the language attitudes of native English speakers recruited from Reddit toward two native and two non-native English accents by applying the verbal-guise technique and using speech audio files from The Speech Accent Archive (Weinberger, 2017). The two native English accents are General American and Received Pronunciation. READ MORE

  2. 2. AUTOMATED ASSESSMENT FOR THE THERAPY SUCCESS OF FOREIGN ACCENT SYNDROME : Based on Emotional Temperature

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för datalogi och datorsystemteknik

    Author : Trishala Chalasani; [2017]
    Keywords : Emotion Recognition; Pattern Recognition; Predictive Health Analytics; Cost-effective biomarker;

    Abstract : Context. Foreign Accent Syndrome is a rare neurological disorder, where among other symptoms of the patient’s emotional speech is affected. As FAS is one of the mildest speech disorders, there has not been much research done on the cost-effective biomarkers which reflect recovery of competences speech. Objectives. READ MORE

  3. 3. Attitudes towards Swedish-English - Swedish upper secondary school students' evaluations of Swedish-English accented teachers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Andreas Johansson; Josef Molin; [2016]
    Keywords : Swedish-English; accent evaluations; matched guise; native-speakerism; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : English can be seen, to some extent, as the second language of most Swedes, even though it has no official status in Sweden. Despite a high proficiency in the language throughout the Swedish population, Swedes seem to have issues identifying with English, as is evident in a widespread resentment towards a Swedish-English accented variety. READ MORE