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Dynamically adapted context-specific hyper-articulation: Feedback from interlocutors affects speakers' subsequent

Esteban Buz¹, Michael K Tanenhaus², T Florian Jaeger³

¹Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester, United States.

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|July 5, 2016

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Speakers adapt their speech pronunciation when communication is difficult. This study shows hyper-articulation increases when words sound alike or are misunderstood, improving clarity.

Keywords:

Communication Hyper-articulation Interlocutor feedback Language production Perceptual confusability

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Speech Production
Phonetics

Background:

Speakers may adjust their speech to enhance intelligibility.
Perceptual confusability between words can lead to communication breakdowns.
Understanding adaptive speech mechanisms is crucial for communication research.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if speakers modify their speech productions in response to perceived communicative feedback.
To determine how the presence of competitors and partner misunderstandings influence speech adaptation.
To explore the underlying mechanisms of adaptive speech changes.

Main Methods:

Utilized a novel web-based task-oriented speech recording paradigm.
Manipulated the presence of voiced competitors and simulated partner misunderstandings.
Employed distributional analysis to examine production targets and probabilities.

Main Results:

Speakers exhibited hyper-articulation of target words when voiced competitors were present.
Hyper-articulation effects were amplified when simulated partners occasionally misunderstood instructions.
Analysis indicated reduced probability of confusable productions, not a shift in production target.

Conclusions:

Speakers adapt their pronunciation based on perceived communicative success.
Adaptive speech changes occur even without explicit clarification requests.
Findings shed light on the mechanisms enabling speakers to adjust their speech in real-time.