Contribution of prosodic timing patterns into perceived f...
Polyanskaya, Leona The study is aimed to estimate the relative contribution of speech rate and speech rhythm into the perceived foreign accent in L2 speech. As L2 acquisition progresses, learners tend to speak more rapidly and with rhythmic patterns that are closer to those exhibited in the target language. These developmental changes in speech rate and rhythm are perceived by the native spekaers of the target languages. The results clearly show that the relativ...