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the rate of speaking can influence intelligibility (Dayag, 2007; Saito & van Poeteren, 2012). In
the case of Thais, the rate of speaking negatively affected intelligibility, for the rate was fast.
Thus, if the speakers had a slower delivery pace, then there is a possibility that the intelligibility
rate of PE will be higher. The next factor that affected intelligibility was the familiarity of the
Filipino accent. Since this a listener factor, this suggests that as a listener, one must be familiar
with the different English accents, so that it would be easier to understand other speakers of
the said language. Another factor was the complexity and unfamiliarity of the words used. This
factor was also a listener factor, and this reveals that the listeners had vocabulary issues since
the words used were for an intermediate level or 8th to 9th graders. Therefore, most of
the top
factors affecting intelligibility were listener factors since the listeners were expected to be more
familiar with the accents of the different varieties. They were also expected to spruce up their
vocabulary, for these do not only affect the PE’s intelligibility
but also other varieties
intelligibility.
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