Second language comprehensibility as a dynamic construct

Author:

Trofimovich Pavel1ORCID,Nagle Charles L.2ORCID,O’Brien Mary Grantham3ORCID,Kennedy Sara1ORCID,Taylor Reid Kym1ORCID,Strachan Lauren1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Concordia University

2. Iowa State University

3. University of Calgary

Abstract

Abstract This study examined longitudinal changes in second language (L2) interlocutors’ mutual comprehensibility ratings (perceived ease of understanding speech), targeting comprehensibility as a dynamic, time-varying, interaction-centered construct. In a repeated-measures, within-participants design, 20 pairs of L2 English university students from different language backgrounds engaged in three collaborative and interactive tasks over 17 minutes, rating their partner’s comprehensibility at 2–3 minute intervals using 100-millimeter scales (seven ratings per interlocutor). Mutual comprehensibility ratings followed a U-shaped function over time, with comprehensibility (initially perceived to be high) being affected by task complexity but then reaching high levels by the end of the interaction. The interlocutors’ ratings also became more similar to each other early on and remained aligned throughout the interaction. These findings demonstrate the dynamic nature of comprehensibility between L2 interlocutors and suggest the need for L2 comprehensibility research to account for the effects of interaction, task, and time on comprehensibility measurements.

Publisher

John Benjamins Publishing Company

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