It is known that adult language learners often struggle to accurately pronounce unfamiliar
sounds in the target language, but the extent and duration of the linguistic experience is …

A mispronunciation of Arabic short vowels can change the meaning of a complete sentence.
For this reason, both the students and teachers of Classical Arabic (CA) are required extra …

This paper explores broad language attitudes in Saudi Arabia. Using a verbal guise
technique in an online questionnaire, the study investigates 568 Saudi participants' attitudes …

Phoneme classification performance is a critical factor for the successful implementation of a
speech recognition system. A mispronunciation of Arabic short vowels or long vowels can …

The purpose of this study is to provide experimental evidence for certain linguistic causes of
production errors of English spoken with Sudanese Arabic accent. The subjects of the study …

Arabic, the world's second most spoken language in terms of number of speakers, has not
received much attention from the traditional speech processing research community. This …

Abstract English, as a second language (L2) learning and teaching, is one of the booming
global industries. The Philippines is recognised as a quality provider of English language …

Rhythm metrics can detect second language development of target-like speech rhythm but
interpretation of the results from metrics in learners' speech is problematic because the …

This paper is the first reported investigation of the role of non-temporal acoustic cues in the
singleton-geminate contrast in Lebanese Arabic, alongside the more frequently reported …

Dialect variation spans different linguistic levels of analysis. Two examples include the
typical phonetic realisations produced and the typical range of intonational choices made by …