Intelligibility of Korean-Accented English: Effects of Listener’s Familiarity

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The present study investigate d Korean accented English (KoE) intelligibility and conducted experiments in Korea, Japan, and the USA to test the benefits of li ste ner ’s familiarity and ident ify the key phonological features of KoE. In the experiments, the participants were asked to transcribe the target (KoE) of 100 English statements each containing a target word representing one of the nine featur es. The tr anscription data were administered to four groups, depending up on the degree of KoE familiarity (length of exposure). The r esults indicate d that KoE was most intelligible to native English speakers with lower familiarity and least intelligible to the J apa nes e participants with low KoE familiar ity. Although the listeners’ familiarity d id not necessarily either facilitate or impede the intelligibility of KoE, the listeners with higher familiarity with KoE tend ed to recognize the voiced consonants of KoE better.
The fin din gs also indicated which KoE characte ristics affected the overall intelligibility level, suggesting ways to prioritize KoE features in English language learning in Korean classrooms.

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