Impact of Speaker Accent and Listener Background on FL Learners' Perceptions of Regional Italian Varieties
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| ID | 5901263 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Katherine Yaw (0000-0002-4382-9762), Tania Ferronato (0009-0005-0212-4458) |
| Ano | 2025 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Fascículo | 4 |
| Páginas | 83 |
| Data de publicação | 2025-04-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Languages (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 2226-471X • E-ISSN: 2226-471X |
| Editora | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/languages10040083 |
| OpenAlex | W4409445966 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 49 |
In today's globalized world, foreign language (FL) communication is characterized by the presence of regional variations that can impact L2 learners' speech perception in their target language. While it is essential for FL programs to prepare their students for real-world language variation, research on learner perception of spoken regional varieties remains scarce, especially for less commonly taught languages, such as Italian. To address this, this study used a quantitative approach to explore to what extent listeners' background factors (i.e., accent familiarity, contact with Italian speakers, heritage learner status, L1) and speaker accent impact FL learners' perceptions of (1) intelligibility, (2) comprehensibility, and (3) acceptability of regionally accented Italian speech. A total of forty-seven FL learners of Italian listened to the speech of six Italian native speakers with different regional accents (two each from Northern, Central, and Southern Italy), rated them for comprehensibility and acceptability, and transcribed utterances for intelligibility. Mixed-effects models revealed statistically significant effects of speaker accent and listener L1 background on all three perceptual constructs. Additionally, greater contact corresponded with higher comprehensibility, while heritage learners rated speech as less acceptable for educational contexts. Listeners' overall positive perception of regionally accented speech encourages the introduction of authentic spoken varieties in the FL classroom
Active listening · Linguistics · Perception · Speech recognition · Stress (linguistics · Computer Science · Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology · Communication
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