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Please excuse the cross-posting.

I am hoping someone may be able to help me locate an article I 
vaguely remember reading.  Approximately a year ago, I read an 
article in either the CALICO or IALLT journals about the role that 
speech speed plays in aural comprehension skill development.  If I 
remember correctly, the article discussed the idea that 
comprehension is affected to a greater degree by the frequency of 
pauses than by the speed of speech and (now this next part is very 
vague so I apologize if I have the issue completely wrong) that
slowing the speech pattern may, in fact, hinder aural comprehension 
skill development.  

I am wondering if anyone else can recall this article and if they 
would be able to tell me which journal (and volume) it was 
published in. I have lent so many of my journals out to colleagues 
that I don't seem to have the article currently in my collection, 
and I need to locate it.

Thank you very much in advance for your assistance.  It is always 
greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Deanne Cobb
Language Lab Manager
Language Resource Centre
University of Regina