Strategies and effects of 'foreigner talk'. A multmodal analysis. KU Leuven
Foreigner talk or foreigner-directed speech has been described as a type of linguistic adaptation that occurs when native speakers (NS) adapt their communicative behavior to less proficient, nonnative speakers (NNS) and that includes simplification strategies such as hyper-articulation, reduced speech rate, the use of high frequency forms, omission of morphosyntactic items and reformulations. Concerning non-verbal modifications, some pilot ...