Murray J. Munro

15.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
81 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Murray J. Munro is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Linguistics and Language and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Murray J. Munro has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 46 papers in Linguistics and Language and 24 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Murray J. Munro's work include Phonetics and Phonology Research (67 papers), Linguistic Variation and Morphology (40 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (19 papers). Murray J. Munro is often cited by papers focused on Phonetics and Phonology Research (67 papers), Linguistic Variation and Morphology (40 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (19 papers). Murray J. Munro collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Murray J. Munro's co-authors include Tracey M. Derwing, James Emil Flege, I. Mackay, Ron I. Thomson, Ocke‐Schwen Bohn, Marian J. Rossiter, Grace Wiebe, Michael D. Tyler, Catherine T. Best and Susan L. Morton and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Frontiers in Psychology and TESOL Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Murray J. Munro

78 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Foreign Accent, Comprehensibility, and Intelligibility in the Speech of Second Language Learners

1995 890 citations Murray J. Munro, Tracey M. Derwing Language Learning profile →
Factors affecting strength of perceived foreign accent in a second language

1995 530 citations James Emil Flege, Murray J. Munro et al. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America profile →
Second Language Accent and Pronunciation Teaching: A Research-Based Approach

2005 521 citations Tracey M. Derwing, Murray J. Munro profile →
ACCENT, INTELLIGIBILITY, AND COMPREHENSIBILITY

1997 519 citations Tracey M. Derwing, Murray J. Munro Studies in Second Language Acquisition profile →
Pronunciation Fundamentals

2015 323 citations Tracey M. Derwing, Murray J. Munro profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Murray J. Munro Canada	44	6.5k	4.3k	3.8k	2.4k	2.4k	81	8.6k
Tracey M. Derwing Canada	44	5.4k 0.8×	3.7k 0.9×	4.2k 1.1×	2.2k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	82	8.2k
Joan Bybee United States	31	4.5k 0.7×	3.4k 0.8×	6.4k 1.7×	2.7k 1.1×	2.6k 1.1×	65	10.1k
James Emil Flege United States	60	10.1k 1.6×	6.4k 1.5×	2.8k 0.7×	3.9k 1.6×	4.3k 1.8×	142	11.9k
Pavel Trofimovich Canada	32	2.2k 0.3×	1.3k 0.3×	2.0k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	837 0.4×	128	3.6k
Dwight Bolinger United States	32	2.4k 0.4×	1.2k 0.3×	2.7k 0.7×	805 0.3×	1.3k 0.5×	127	4.6k
Dan I. Slobin United States	31	2.9k 0.4×	760 0.2×	3.1k 0.8×	4.1k 1.7×	819 0.3×	96	7.2k
Jennifer Hay New Zealand	28	2.0k 0.3×	1.7k 0.4×	1.7k 0.4×	376 0.2×	765 0.3×	76	3.5k
Wallace Chafe United States	21	1.8k 0.3×	890 0.2×	2.7k 0.7×	784 0.3×	1.0k 0.4×	84	4.4k
Roy C. Major United States	21	1.4k 0.2×	1.2k 0.3×	1.5k 0.4×	670 0.3×	671 0.3×	40	2.8k
Antonella Sorace United Kingdom	41	1.6k 0.3×	1.4k 0.3×	3.6k 0.9×	3.5k 1.4×	1.1k 0.5×	143	6.2k

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Thomson, Ron I., Tracey M. Derwing, & Murray J. Munro. (2023). How long can naturalistic L2 pronunciation learning continue in adults? A 10-year study. Language Awareness. 33(2). 201–223. 5 indexed citations

Munro, Murray J.. (2022). Variability in L2 Vowel Production: Different Elicitation Methods Affect Individual Speakers Differently. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 916736–916736. 4 indexed citations

O’Brien, Mary Grantham, Tracey M. Derwing, Catia Cucchiarini, et al.. (2019). Directions for the future of technology in pronunciation research and teaching. Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University). 182–207. 48 indexed citations

Munro, Murray J.. (2018). How Well Can We Predict Second Language Learners’ Pronunciation Difficulties?. The CATESOL journal.. 30(1). 11 indexed citations

Saito, Kazuya & Murray J. Munro. (2014). The Early Phase of /ɹ/ Production Development in Adult Japanese Learners of English. Language and Speech. 57(4). 451–469. 15 indexed citations

Mixdorff, Hansjörg & Murray J. Munro. (2013). Quantifying and evaluating the impact of prosodic differences of foreign-accented English. 4 indexed citations

Munro, Murray J., et al.. (2011). The Effects of Linguistic Experience on Perceptual Assimilation of Lexical Tone.. ICPhS. 2169–2172. 2 indexed citations

Munro, Murray J.. (2008). Variability in cantonese speakers' productions of English vowels. Canadian acoustics. 36(3). 140–141. 1 indexed citations

Munro, Murray J. & Tracey M. Derwing. (2006). The functional load principle in ESL pronunciation instruction: An exploratory study. System. 34(4). 520–531. 209 indexed citations

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Wang, Xinchun & Murray J. Munro. (2004). Computer-based training for learning English vowel contrasts. System. 32(4). 539–552. 106 indexed citations

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Munro, Murray J., Tracey M. Derwing, & Ron I. Thomson. (2003). A longitudinal examination of english vowel learning by Mandarin speakers. Canadian acoustics. 31(3). 32–33. 1 indexed citations

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Derwing, Tracey M. & Murray J. Munro. (1998). PRONUNCIATION INSTRUCTION FOR “FOSSILIZED” LEARNERS: CAN IT HELP?. 8(2). 217–235. 77 indexed citations

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Munro, Murray J. & Tracey M. Derwing. (1996). The Effects of Speaking Rate on the Comprehensibility of Native and Foreign-Accented Speech. Canadian acoustics. 24(3). 21–21. 8 indexed citations

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Munro, Murray J.. (1995). Nonsegmental Factors in Foreign Accent. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 17(1). 17–34. 122 indexed citations

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Munro, Murray J. & Tracey M. Derwing. (1995). Foreign Accent, Comprehensibility, and Intelligibility in the Speech of Second Language Learners. Language Learning. 45(1). 73–97. 890 indexed citations breakdown →

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Flege, James Emil & Murray J. Munro. (1994). The Word Unit in Second Language Speech Production and Perception. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 16(4). 381–411. 42 indexed citations

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Flege, James Emil, et al.. (1992). Production of the word-final English /t/–/d/ contrast by native speakers of English, Mandarin, and Spanish. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 92(1). 128–143. 83 indexed citations

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Flege, James Emil, et al.. (1990). Production of the English word-final /t/-/d/ contrast by native speakers of Mandarin and Spanish. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 88(S1). S81–S81. 3 indexed citations

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Derwing, Tracey M. & Murray J. Munro. (1989). Citizenship Preparation in Canada: An Overview.. 19(1). 35–41. 1 indexed citations

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Derwing, Tracey M., et al.. (1969). Citizenship Education for Adult Immigrants: Changes Over the Last Ten Years. Alberta Journal of Educational Research. 44(4). 5 indexed citations

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