Wells (1990, 493) established that approximately 72% of the speakers considered [ofn] to be the more natural pronunciation.2.4 Contact between varieties Numerous works state that dialect contact can in fact lead to the reversal of a complete merger. If a dialect maintains the opposition between ...
accent faking; pronunciation; phonological awareness; second language learning; singing abilities; musical expertise; phonetic aptitude; short-term memory1. Introduction Being able to speak and communicate in a foreign language is more essential than ever as a consequence of a steadily growing ...