Tracey M. Derwing

14.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
82 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Tracey M. Derwing is a scholar working on Linguistics and Language, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, Tracey M. Derwing has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Linguistics and Language, 45 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 27 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in Tracey M. Derwing's work include Phonetics and Phonology Research (44 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (33 papers) and Linguistic Variation and Morphology (28 papers). Tracey M. Derwing is often cited by papers focused on Phonetics and Phonology Research (44 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (33 papers) and Linguistic Variation and Morphology (28 papers). Tracey M. Derwing collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Netherlands. Tracey M. Derwing's co-authors include Murray J. Munro, Marian J. Rossiter, Ron I. Thomson, Grace Wiebe, Harvey Krahn, Jennifer A. Foote, Susan L. Morton, Lori Wilkinson, Kelleen Toohey and Baha Abu‐Laban and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, TESOL Quarterly and Language Learning.

In The Last Decade

Tracey M. Derwing

81 papers receiving 6.9k 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 →
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
Tracey M. Derwing Canada	44	5.4k	4.2k	3.7k	2.2k	1.9k	82	8.2k
Murray J. Munro Canada	44	6.5k 1.2×	3.8k 0.9×	4.3k 1.1×	2.4k 1.1×	2.4k 1.3×	81	8.6k
Wallace Chafe United States	21	1.8k 0.3×	2.7k 0.6×	890 0.2×	784 0.4×	1.0k 0.5×	84	4.4k
Edward Finegan United States	17	1.6k 0.3×	4.2k 1.0×	2.0k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	38	6.6k
Kees de Bot Netherlands	35	949 0.2×	2.6k 0.6×	1.0k 0.3×	2.5k 1.1×	565 0.3×	130	4.8k
Rodney Huddleston Australia	17	1.6k 0.3×	4.5k 1.1×	1.8k 0.5×	794 0.4×	1.6k 0.9×	44	6.0k
Michael H. Long United States	38	1.0k 0.2×	7.0k 1.6×	1.6k 0.4×	4.1k 1.9×	754 0.4×	82	9.1k
Randolph Quirk United Kingdom	22	1.4k 0.3×	4.3k 1.0×	2.0k 0.5×	920 0.4×	1.5k 0.8×	71	6.3k
Diane Larsen‐Freeman United States	36	1.1k 0.2×	5.8k 1.4×	1.5k 0.4×	3.3k 1.5×	957 0.5×	88	8.7k
Jan Svartvik Sweden	14	1.3k 0.2×	3.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.3×	847 0.4×	1.5k 0.8×	28	5.1k
Sidney Greenbaum United Kingdom	21	1.2k 0.2×	3.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.4×	909 0.4×	1.5k 0.8×	51	5.4k

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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

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

Derwing, Tracey M., et al.. (2014). Opening the Window on Comprehensible Pronunciation After 19 Years: A Workplace Training Study. Language Learning. 64(3). 526–548. 60 indexed citations

Derwing, Tracey M. & Murray J. Munro. (2010). Symposium – Accentuating the Positive: Directions in Pronunciation Research. Language Teaching. 43(3). 366–368. 2 indexed citations

Toohey, Kelleen & Tracey M. Derwing. (2008). Hidden Losses: How Demographics Can Encourage Incorrect Assumptions about ESL High School Students’ Success. Alberta Journal of Educational Research. 54(2). 22 indexed citations

Munro, Murray J., et al.. (2006). Salient accents, covert attitudes : consciousness-raising for pre-service second language teachers. 21(1). 65–77. 43 indexed citations

Derwing, Tracey M., et al.. (2005). The unmaking of citizenship education for adult immigrants in Canada. Journal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l integration et de la migration internationale. 6(1). 61–80. 11 indexed citations

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

Derwing, Tracey M. & Marian J. Rossiter. (2003). The Effects of Pronunciation Instruction on the Accuracy, Fluency, and Complexity of L2 Accented Speech.. 13(1). 1–17. 164 indexed citations

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Krahn, Harvey, Tracey M. Derwing, & Baha Abu‐Laban. (2003). The Retention of Newcomers in Second- and Third Tier Cities in Canada. 20 indexed citations

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Derwing, Tracey M., et al.. (2003). The Kosovar sponsoring experience in Northern Alberta. Journal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l integration et de la migration internationale. 4(2). 217–236. 19 indexed citations

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Derwing, Tracey M., et al.. (2001). Pronunciation Teaching Practices in Canada. TESL Canada Journal. 19(1). 51–51. 151 indexed citations

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Derwing, Tracey M., et al.. (1999). Some Factors That Affect the Success of ESL High School Students. Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes. 55(4). 532–547. 63 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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Derwing, Tracey M., et al.. (1993). Literacy Learning of Adults in a Bilingual ESL Classroom.. Alberta Journal of Educational Research. 39(4). 393–406. 3 indexed citations

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Derwing, Tracey M.. (1990). Speech Rate Is No Simple matter. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 12(3). 303–313. 32 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.. (1989). Information Type and Its Relation to Nonnative Speaker Comprehension*. Language Learning. 39(2). 157–172. 19 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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