Affective and cognitive reactions to Anglo- and Asian-accented English speakers

The Effectiveness of a Multimodal Vowel-Targeted Intervention in Accent Modification

“…Unfortunately, listener perceptions of a "foreign accent" can potentially carry with them some negative ramifications for the speaker. Hosoda, Stone-Romero, and Walter (2007) presented experimentally controlled recordings of speakers speaking standard American English or Vietnamese-accented English to small groups of diverse American students. The students were asked to fill out a rating scale measuring a variety of speaker attributes.…”

“…The students were asked to fill out a rating scale measuring a variety of speaker attributes. The students rated the speakers with Vietnamese-accented English as having a stronger accent, exhibiting less proficiency at communication, employing less power, and exerting a more negative effect on listeners than the speakers who spoke American-accented English (Hosoda et al, 2007). In addition, Lindemann (2003) conducted a study in which native English speakers listened to English recordings from both native Korean and English speakers and were asked to rate the speakers' voices on six status-related traits (e.g., intelligence, incompetence) and six solidarity-like traits (e.g., friendliness, insincerity).…”