Foreign Accent Perception
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Foreign Accent Perception
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Author : Agnieszka Bryla-Cruz
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2016-04-26
Foreign Accent Perception written by Agnieszka Bryla-Cruz and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The phenomenon of foreign accents and their perception have received considerable attention from pronunciation specialists and academic researchers working within different fields of study, such as phonetics, phonology, foreign language teaching, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, social psychology, anthropology, and even law. The reason for this widespread interdisciplinary interest is caused by the fact that, in addition to revealing the speaker’s origin, accent carries significant social connotations and evokes various ethnic, racial, religious and socio-economic stereotypes. This book represents the largest, up-to-date qualitative and quantitative investigation into the accentedness, acceptability, intelligibility and comprehensibility of Polish English of three groups of native speakers, the English, the Irish and the Scottish, comparing the ways in which it is perceived by members of three nations and establishing pronunciation priorities. The book will be of interest not only to phoneticians, pronunciation specialists and sociolinguists, but also to EFL teachers and students.
The Effects Of Cognitive Load On The Perception Of Foreign Accented Words
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Author : Leah M. Bonath
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
The Effects Of Cognitive Load On The Perception Of Foreign Accented Words written by Leah M. Bonath and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
A significant amount of the research conducted in the area of foreign-accented speech has examined the influence that intelligibility, comprehensibility, and strength of accent have on the perception of foreign-accented speech. Factors such as speaking rate, signal-to-noise ratio, number of talkers, familiarity with the foreign-accent and, most relevant to the present study, cognitive load all play a role in how accented speech is perceived. In the current study, we explored the inverse of this relationship. We hypothesized that degree of cognitive load would affect participants0́9 accent ratings. The purpose of this research was to evaluate two competing hypotheses. According to a difficulty-based account, increases in cognitive load should lead to increased accent ratings, such that both native and non-native accents are rated stronger. According to an alternative resource-based account, increases in cognitive load should push accent ratings toward more neutral ratings, such that native accents are rated stronger and non-native accents are rated weaker, as there will be fewer available resources to attend to the accent-rating task. Results showed that cognitive load led to significantly weaker ratings of the foreign-accented speakers, as predicted by the alternative resource-based account. However, the influence of cognitive load only emerged in a high cognitive load condition, and cognitive load had no significant effects on the native-accented speakers. In addition to a number of potential practical implications for accented speakers, our results have important theoretical implications for the perception of foreign-accented speech and for the relationships between language and accent perception.
Foreign Accent
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Author : Alene Moyer
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-03-14
Foreign Accent written by Alene Moyer and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-14 with Foreign Language Study categories.
To what extent do our accents determine the way we are perceived by others? Is a foreign accent inevitably associated with social stigma? Accent is a matter of great public interest given the impact of migration on national and global affairs, but until now, applied linguistics research has treated accent largely as a theoretical puzzle. In this fascinating account, Alene Moyer examines the social, psychological, educational and legal ramifications of sounding 'foreign'. She explores how accent operates contextually through analysis of issues such as: the neuro-cognitive constraints on phonological acquisition, individual factors that contribute to the 'intractability' of accent, foreign accent as a criterion for workplace discrimination, and the efficacy of instruction for improving pronunciation. This holistic treatment of second language accent is an essential resource for graduate students and researchers interested in applied linguistics, bilingualism and foreign language education.
Foreign Accent Syndromes
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Author : Jack Ryalls
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2014-08-13
Foreign Accent Syndromes written by Jack Ryalls and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-13 with Psychology categories.
What does it feel like to wake up one day speaking with a foreign accent from a country one has never visited? Why does someone wake up doing this? This book seeks to portray the broad and diverse experiences of individuals with a rare neurological speech disorder called Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS). Through a combination of personal testimony and scientific commentary, the book aims to shed unprecedented light on the understanding of FAS by elucidating the complex links between how the brain produces speech, how listeners perceive speech and the role that accent plays in our perception of self and others. The first part of the book provides a comprehensive introduction to FAS and covers a number of key subject areas, including: • The definition and phenomenology of FAS • A history of research on FAS • The causes and psychosocial consequences of FAS • A guide to further reading and a glossary of specialized terms. The chapters in part two provide a unique insight into the condition through personal testimony and accounts from family members. This collection of 28 testimonies from across the world underlines the importance of listening carefully to patients explain their cases, and in their own words. The final section contains a questionnaire for use by clinicians to support case history taking. The authors are two leading global experts on FAS, and this is the first volume of its kind to provide such a broad and comprehensive examination of this rare and poorly understood condition. It will be of great interest to practising clinicians in neurology, psychiatry, psychology and speech and language therapy/pathology, as well as students in health disciplines relevant to neurorehabilitation, linguists and also to families and caregivers.
Measurable Degrees Of Foreign Accent
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Author : Lesley Marie Carmichael
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Measurable Degrees Of Foreign Accent written by Lesley Marie Carmichael and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with English language categories.
Gotta Speak Real English
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Author : June Ruivivar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Gotta Speak Real English written by June Ruivivar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
Spoken grammar is known to deviate from commonly taught rules of written grammar. For example, Carter and McCarthy (1995) have observed frequent use of topic fronting (this film, have you seen it?) and sentence-initial ellipsis (didn’t expect to see you here) in spoken English. Consequently, several scholars have called for greater attention to spoken grammar in language teaching (e.g., Carter & McCarthy, 1995; Cullen & Kuo, 2007). However, none of these calls have considered potential barriers that learners might encounter when using spoken grammar with L1 speakers. The present study compares how non-expert L1 English speakers (those without prior linguistic training) perceive the grammatical acceptability of these nonstandard forms when produced by speakers with foreign accents. Ten L1 Tagalog speakers and five L1 English speakers recorded 60 sentences containing one of four spoken grammar constructions: topic fronting, sentence-initial ellipsis, historical present, and disjointed descriptions. These samples were rated for accentedness by 10 raters, which yielded three groups of five: non-accented, moderately accented, and heavily accented. Another group of 10 raters rated the samples on grammaticality, segmental accuracy, and word stress accuracy, using a computer-based sliding scale. The two latter measures helped prevent raters from confounding grammar and pronunciation issues (Varonis & Gass, 1982). A one-way ANOVA revealed a significant effect of foreign accent on perceived grammaticality, with heavily accented speakers receiving harsher judgments than both moderately and non-accented speakers on syntactically equivalent productions. Implications for spoken grammar pedagogy and future research on grammatical perception and spoken grammar are discussed.
The Role Of Spectral Information In Foreign Accented Speech Perception
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Author : Michelle Kapolowicz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
The Role Of Spectral Information In Foreign Accented Speech Perception written by Michelle Kapolowicz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Accents and accentuation categories.
Source signals, vocal tract resonances and articulatory movements encode talker-specific spectral information that allows for appropriate adjustment of a listener’s perceptual system to the acoustic characteristics of a particular talker. This implicit learning of talker-specific properties is known as talker normalization. Talker normalization requires prior experience and also structured knowledge about pronunciation variation across talkers that share the same native accent to guide perception. This process becomes difficult when the talker has an accent that is perceived as foreign. Although research suggests that listeners can adapt to foreign accents, the time-course and specificity of adaptation remain unclear, especially when listeners attend to speech produced by multiple alternating foreign-accented talkers. This dissertation focuses on the role of spectral cues in the perception of foreign-accented speech. While many factors contribute to the perception of foreign-accented speech, spectral cues are of particular interest because they play an important role in talker-specific phonetic recalibration in native speech to accommodate variations in vocal tract size across talkers. Through a series of experiments, we tested the hypothesis that listeners rely on talker-specific spectral cues when adapting to foreign-accented speech. We assessed the contribution of spectral resolution to the intelligibility of foreign-accented speech by varying the number of spectral channels in a tone vocoder. We also tested listeners’ abilities to discriminate between native- and foreign-accented speech to determine the effect of reduced spectral resolution on accent detection. Results showed a greater decrease in intelligibility when spectral resolution was reduced for foreign-accented speech compared to native-accented speech. Listeners also found it harder to detect a foreign accent with spectrally reduced speech. We extended these findings by investigating the effects of changing the talker from trial to trial, a manipulation that produces a reduction in intelligibility when compared to holding the talker constant within each block of trials. We hypothesized that limiting spectral resolution when listeners were exposed to multiple foreign-accented talkers would cause a further decrease in intelligibility. This prediction was confirmed, supporting the idea that detailed spectral resolution helps to maintain the intelligibility of foreign-accented speech when listeners are exposed to multiple interleaved talkers. Listeners were able to adapt with increased exposure if they heard a single foreign-accented talker, though not to the extent observed with unprocessed natural speech. Performance was higher for native-accented speech, with no difference between single- and multiple-talker conditions. Finally, we investigated how spectral shifting of foreign-accented speech would affect intelligibility by scaling the fundamental frequency and spectral envelope to simulate multiple talkers. Consistent with results for spectrally reduced speech, intelligibility was lower in the multiple-foreign-accented talker condition compared to the single-talker condition. Introducing frequency shifts produced a drop in intelligibility to levels observed in the multiple-talker condition. Results indicate that listeners depend on spectral cues when perceiving foreign-accented speech, and that spectral information is especially important when listening to speech spoken by different foreign-accented talkers. The results support a model of foreign-accented speech perception that relies on spectral cues to adjust to the deviations between foreign-accented and native speech.
The Contribution Of Intonation To The Perception Of Foreign Accent
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Author : Matthias Jilka
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The Contribution Of Intonation To The Perception Of Foreign Accent written by Matthias Jilka and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with categories.
The Contribution Of Intonation To The Perception Of Foreign Accent
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Author : Matthias Jilka
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The Contribution Of Intonation To The Perception Of Foreign Accent written by Matthias Jilka and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with categories.
Acoustic Correlates Of Perceived Foreign Accent In Non Native English
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Author : Elizabeth A. McCullough
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Acoustic Correlates Of Perceived Foreign Accent In Non Native English written by Elizabeth A. McCullough and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
The results of this investigation reveal, for a varied sample of non-native English, which characteristics of the speech signal may lead American English monolinguals to identify a talker as foreign. When perceiving syllable-length stimuli, listeners seem to attend to phonetic details resulting from transfer from the non-native talker's L1, while indications of the talker's L2 fluency may begin to influence perception in units as small as disyllabic words. Such information may effectively identify priorities for L2 learners of English interested in accent reduction.