This matters because intonation (the rise and fall of speech that conveys emotion, emphasis, and intent) can flip meaning ...
For language geeks like me, accent reduction is a term used to describe losing a foreign or regional accent to adopt a more popular one (e.g., American). It’s an important part of a person’s identity, ...
1 Department of Speech and Hearing Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States 2 Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States ...