The effects of degrees of D utch accentedness in ELF and in F rench, G erman and S panish

In a verbal guise experiment, 178 listeners with three nationalities (58 F rench, 59 G erman and 61 S panish) listened to samples recorded by female speakers with three degrees of accentedness (strong/slight accented‐ D utch and native) in E nglish, F rench, G erman and S panish. Findings indicate that a strong accent had a detrimental effect on understanding and attitudinal evaluations, while a slight accent hardly led to negative effects. A speaker with a strong D utch accent in E nglish was evaluated as less competent than speakers with a slight or native accent. Speakers with a strong D utch accent in F rench, G erman or S panish were evaluated as less friendly and less competent than speakers with a native accent.