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1 online resource |
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Assessment In Second Language Pronunciation- Front Cover; Assessment In Second Language Pronunciation; Title page ; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; Introduction; References; PART I: Current issues in pronunciation assessment; Chapter 1: Measurement of accentedness, intelligibility, and comprehensibility; Introduction; Historical and current conceptualizations with illustrations; What features contribute to accent, intelligibility, and comprehensibility ratings?; New directions and recommendations; Summary; References |
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Chapter 2: Validity in pronunciation assessmentIntroduction; Historical and current conceptualizations; Current contributions and research; Main research methods; New directions and recommendations; References; Chapter 3: Pronunciation assessment in the context of World Englishes; Introduction; Historical and current conceptualizations of English for international communication; New directions and recommendations; References; Chapter 4: Listeners and raters: similarities and differences in evaluation of accented speech; Introduction; Historical context and conceptualizations |
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Listener background characteristics affecting L2 speech ratingsFuture directions and recommendations; References; Chapter 5: Assessing pronunciation for research purposes with listener-based numerical scales; Introduction; Current contributions and research; Illustrations and examples; New directions and recommendations; References; PART II: Technology and pronunciation assessment; Chapter 6: Pronunciation features in rating criteria; Introduction; Current conceptualizations of pronunciation features; Illustrations of pronunciation analysis; Current practices and contributions |
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New directions and recommendationsReferences; Chapter 7: Using speech processing technology in assessing pronunciation; Introduction; Current methods and considerations; Other considerations in the use of ASR technology; State of the art in pronunciation scoring; Fundamental frequency and energy; Duration features; New directions and recommendations; References; Chapter 8: Automated assessment of pronunciation in spontaneous speech; Introduction; Historical and current conceptualizations; Main research methods; Challenges in automatic assessment of pronunciation in unconstrained speech |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 13, 2017) |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Second language acquisition -- Ability testing
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Language and languages -- Pronunciation by foreign speakers
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Language and languages -- Pronunciation -- Ability testing
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Language and languages -- Pronunciation
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Language and languages -- Phonology
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Speech acts (Linguistics)
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Multi-Language Phrasebooks.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Alphabets & Writing Systems.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Readers.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Spelling.
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Language and languages -- Phonology
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Second language acquisition -- Ability testing
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Speech acts (Linguistics)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kang, Ong-mi, 1959- editor.
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Ginther, April, editor
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| ISBN |
135169281X |
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9781351692816 |
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9781351692809 |
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1351692801 |
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