Disfluency and Proficiency in Second Language Speech Production / Simon Williams
Publication year: 2022
ISBN: 978-3-031-12488-4
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This book explores the concept of disfluency in speech production, particularly as it occurs in the context of second language acquisition. Drawing on examples from learner speech at three levels (beginner, intermediate and advanced), the author argues that acquiring target language norms for performing disfluency is essential to an individual being recognized as fluent in a language by fellow-speakers. Starting with a survey of the psycholinguistic research in this area, he then applies a sociolinguistic lens to examine how a learner's social and educational background impacts the types of disfluencies in their speech.
Subject: Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition and Development, Language Education, Psycholinguistics and Cognitive Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Speech acoustics, Psychology of language, Fluency, Identity, Rhetorical strategies, Speech therapy, Dysfluency, Articulation
