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Accommodating variation: dialects, idiolects, and speech processing.

Tanya Kraljic1, Susan E Brennan, Arthur G Samuel

  • 1Center for Research in Language, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0526, United States. tkraljic@crl.ucsd.edu

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|September 7, 2007
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Listeners adjust to pronunciation variations differently based on their source. Acoustic-phonetic variation handling depends on whether it stems from individual speakers or shared dialectal properties.

Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Phonetics
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Listeners effortlessly understand speech despite vast pronunciation variations.
  • Previous research primarily focused on listener adaptation, not the source of phonetic variation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if different sources of acoustic-phonetic variation trigger distinct cognitive and behavioral adjustments in listeners.
  • To compare listener adjustments to context-independent variation versus context-conditioned variation.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental comparison of listener adjustments to acoustic consequences arising from speaker-specific (context-independent) versus dialect-specific (context-conditioned) articulatory properties.
  • Analysis of perceptual and production changes in response to varied phonetic input.

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Main Results:

  • The origin of acoustic-phonetic variation significantly influences its processing by the auditory system.
  • Perceptual adjustments to phonetic variation do not invariably result in corresponding changes in speech production.

Conclusions:

  • The source of phonetic variation is a critical factor in how listeners perceive and adapt to speech.
  • Listener perception and production systems may adapt independently to phonetic variability.