Data Sets

Brunei

ASEAN

Nigerian + Bruneian : 828

S1 = Bruneian female
S3 = Nigerian male

S3 : yeah that is the difference, that is the difference (.) so in our place it's different that is why i'm saying you attend a (.) Brunei school (.) like after o level now (.) in africa

Intended Words: you attend a

Heard as: xxx

Discussion: S1 was unable to understand you attend a, and she indicted this by transcribing it as xxx.

One problem here is that the first syllable of attend and also the indefinite article a both seem to have a full vowel rather than a schwa. In addition, you attend a is said quite fast, and there is no clear stress on the second syllable of attend.