Data Sets

Brunei

ASEAN

Laos + Bruneian — Ls : 1853

S1 = Brunei female
S2 = Laos male

Context: S2 is talking about his experiences in a restaurant in India. He is imitating an Indian accent, which might contribute to the difficulty in understanding the final word.

S2: ... oh everybody open your menu (.) oh no sorry sir i don't like man u. erm (.) so you see (.) no i don’t talk about the football

S1: @@@@

Intended Words: man u (= Manchester United); football

Heard as: menu; food burn

Discussion: S1 did understand Man U; Then, when football is pronounced with [n] rather than [l] at the end, she cannot understand it. S1 laughs in response as she recognises the use by S2 of an Indian accent, even though she could not actually understand the joke.