Acadiana-Area Speech-Language Pathology Students’ Perceptions of Cajun English Speakers.
Purpose: Accents may have an impact on how a speaker’s personality is perceived, and such dynamics may impact the therapeutic relationship. This study examined how speech-language pathology students in the Acadiana (Cajun) area of Louisiana perceive speakers of Cajun English (CE), Standard American...
| Publicado en: | Contemporary Issues in Communication Science & Disorders Vol. 41; pp. 210 - 221 |
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National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
Fall2014
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