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The fluency principle: Why foreign accent strength negatively biases language attitudes

Marko DragojevicDepartment of Communication, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Howard GilesDepartment of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA;School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaView further author information
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Anna-Carrie BeckDepartment of Communication, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USAView further author information
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Nicholas T. TatumDepartment of Communication, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USAView further author information
Pages 385-405 | Received 17 Nov 2016, Accepted 03 Apr 2017, Published online: 16 May 2017

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