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Does a regional accent perturb speech processing?

Caroline Floccia1, Jeremy Goslin, Frédérique Girard

  • 1Laboratory of Psychology, University of Franche-Comte, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-University of Provence, Franche-Comte, France. caroline.floccia@plymouth.ac.uk

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance
|September 28, 2006
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Processing French regional accents requires a short-term adjustment, temporarily disrupting speech comprehension. This mechanism activates with sufficient accented speech exposure, impacting lexical decision times.

Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Speech Processing
  • Sociolinguistics

Background:

  • Understanding the cognitive load associated with processing non-native or regional accents is crucial for effective communication.
  • Previous research has explored accent perception, but the dynamic time course of processing costs remains less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the processing costs of French regional accent normalization.
  • To investigate the temporal dynamics of comprehension disruption caused by accented speech.
  • To identify the underlying adjustment mechanisms involved in processing regional accents.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted six experiments measuring lexical decision latencies for sentence targets preceded by French regional accents.
  • Manipulated speech duration and presentation conditions to examine the time course of processing.

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  • Analyzed differences in response times to assess comprehension costs.

    • Main Results:

    • Regional accent normalization incurs processing costs, evidenced by increased lexical decision latencies.
    • Comprehension disruption is temporary and develops over time as more accented speech is processed.
    • A short-term adjustment mechanism is activated by the availability of accented speech signals.

    Conclusions:

    • Regional accent normalization involves a dynamic, short-term adjustment mechanism.
    • Processing accented speech leads to temporary perturbations in speech processing efficiency.
    • Findings highlight the cognitive effort required to adapt to and understand regional variations in spoken language.