intelligibility

• “So considering that intelligibility is as much a feature of the listener as it is of the speaker, how could we expect to use communication breakdowns as a motivation to teach pronunciation?”

  P is for Pronunciation « An A-Z of ELT

• “(Of course, changing the mouth like that can also effect intelligibility, which is why it can be hard to understand what sopranos are singing in the high passages, but that's what surtitles are for, isn't it?)”

  Sing out, Louise!

• “For them -- for indeed, most of the time at least, the author of Being and Time -- all there is to say about Sein is that it is 'intelligibility'*.”

  Archive 2007-04-01

• “My Korean students rated her poorly on "intelligibility" but found her PowerPoint slides pretty snazzy.”

  LewRockwell.com

• “The text, taken from Shakespeare, has far more prominence here than most opera composers allow, as Mr. Ching's tonal and tuneful vocal lines are written for maximum intelligibility rather than musical display, and some of the words are spoken.”

  The Wall Street Journal: A Remarkably Inventive A Cappella Premiere

• “Both intelligibility and overall audio quality of speech were greatly enhanced in the HD Connect demos that I tried.”

  2009 December « Steve Wildstrom on Tech

• “Broadly Aristotilean/Aquinian, complete with predictability and intelligibility that would be the hallmark of a mind.”

  Against Darwinism

• “And sensitivity to what the learner needs to do in order to become intelligible can be heightened in activities where the focus is on intelligibility.”

  P is for Pronunciation « An A-Z of ELT

• “Or is it some (yet to be fully described) lingua franca pronunciation, locally coloured, but adapted to maximise intelligibility in a global context?”

  I is for Identity « An A-Z of ELT

• “Teachers trying to think about pronunciation openly and logically make comments like: “Unless you are aiming to be a spy, “easy intelligibility” is a good aim to have.””

  I is for Identity « An A-Z of ELT

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