Questão 3165194

Validity is strengthened when items are anchored to one reference accent, because a shared model stabilizes pronunciation targets and limits accent-driven variation across recordings.

Validity is strengthened when items target intelligibility across accents, expecting listeners to use context, prosody and clarification strategies, since international English involves contact among varieties.

Validity is strengthened when accent variation is treated as background noise, so items focus on contrasts of one model variety to keep item difficulty constant across voices.

Validity is strengthened when accents stay close to classroom exposure, because unfamiliar pronunciation patterns can reward accent familiarity more than the intended listening construct.

Validity is strengthened when speakers simplify grammar and vocabulary, because lingua franca interaction relies mainly on reduced forms that make pragmatic meaning transparent across settings.