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Corpus of Misunderstandings from the Asian Corpus of English [Review]

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Abstract

English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) as a field of study has been an interest of experts such as Seidlhofer, Jenkins, Firth, House, and Kirkpatrick to investigate further the features of Englishes spoken by the outer and expanding circles approximately since the mid-1990s. The implication of their studies are crucial to the language learning in those circles, and are beneficial for ELF users. The spoken language features investigated in that particular field ranges from the segmental to suprasegmental level. The main purpose of the investigation of these features is to help learners in that particular area be understood by the native speakers of English and other ELF users (intelligibility). When this purpose is not achieved, there most likely will be a misunderstanding between the participants which causes a communication breakdown. This specific subject in the field of ELF is the focus of The Corpus of Misunderstandings from the Asian Corpus of English website.

How to Cite:

Caromawati, C., (2015) “Corpus of Misunderstandings from the Asian Corpus of English [Review]”, Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Proceedings 7(1).