Dear Linda, and everyone
Not exactly the same thing, but there is a paper by Derwing & Munro which
finds that asking speakers to slow down doesn't necessarily benefit
intelligibility.
DERWING, T. M. and MUNRO, M. J. (2001). What speaking rates do non-native
listeners prefer? _Applied Linguistics_ 22, (3), 324-337.
Jane
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Dr Jane Setter
Director, English Pronunciation Research Unit
Department of Applied Linguistics
University of Reading
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Reading, RG6 6AA
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