Yokohama JALT:

Phonetic Features of British, American & Indian TV Newscasters' Speech and Responses of Listeners

Date: Sunday, June 12th, 2005 Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Speaker: Nidumolu Syamala, CIEFL (India)

Description:
This study deals with phonetic features of TV newscasters� speech from the BBC, CNN, and Doordarshan (DD) and responses of the Indian students to these newscasts' intelligibility. Responses show that the RP (Received Pronunciation) versus US-style contrast is sharper than the Indian versus Foreign variety contrast. The Yokohama-JALT-meeting audience will be exposed to all three dialects for their input on intelligibility.
About the speaker: Nidumolu Syamala, PhD, is a Phonetics Researcher from Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) in Hyderabad, India. She also worked as an assistant professor in India for 2 years.

Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Yokohama JALT)

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 1000 Yen

Venue: Ginou Bunka Kaikan (Skills & Culture Center) near JR Kannai & Yokohama Subway Isezakichojamachi [See yojalt.bravehost.com for details & a map]

Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

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