The “Magnet Effect” – A Powerful Source of L1 Dialect Interference in the Pronunciation of English as a Foreign Language

Wieden and Nemser (1991) carried out a study investigating the development of pronunciation of English as a foreign language in Austria. One of the main issues in this research was L1 dialect interference. Individual studies have proven that the pronunciation of a second (L2) or foreign language (FL...

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Main Author: Klementina Jurančič Petek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2014-05-01
Series:ELOPE
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/elope/article/view/3179