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Research project Foreigner-Directed Speech and L2 Speech Learning in an Understudied Interactional Setting: The Case of Foreign Domestic Helpers in Oman Set in Arabic-speaking Oman, the study investigates whether speech directed to foreign domestic helpers (FDH-directed speech) is modified when compared with speech addressed to native Arabic speakers. It also explores the FDH’s ability to learn the sound system of their L2 in a near-naturalistic setting. In relation to input, the study explores whether there are any adaptations in native speakers’ realizations of complex Arabic consonants, consonant clusters, and vowels in FDH-directed speech. By doing so, it compares the phonetic features of FDH directed speech in relation to other speech registers such as foreigner-directed speech (FDS), infant-directed speech (IDS) and clear speech. The study also investigates whether Arabic language experience, as indexed by length of residence (LoR), plays a role in the extent of adaptatio

United statesSultanate of omanGhada khattabMartha young scholtenAl kendiInternational congressPhonetic sciencesSyracuse universitySultan qaboos universityAcoustic properties of foreigner directed speechProceedings of the international congressDirected speechUnderstudied interactional settingForeign domestic helpersArabic speaking omanAcoustic properties