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Listeners' attitudes toward accented talkers uniquely predicts accented speech perception
Erin M Ingvalson1, Kaitlin L Lansford1, Valeriya Federova1
1School of Communication Science and Disorders, Florida State University, 201 West Boxham Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA erin.ingvalson@cci.fsu.edu, kaitlin.lansford@cci.fsu.edu, vf14d@my.fsu.edu, gef14@my.fsu.edu.
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
|April 5, 2017
Summary
Listeners' subjective ratings of talker characteristics significantly impact speech perception accuracy. This finding adds to objective factors like hearing and executive function in understanding how we process spoken language.
Area of Science:
- Speech perception research
- Auditory cognition
- Psycholinguistics
Background:
- Listener sensitivity to indexical information affects speech perception and memory.
- The role of subjective talker ratings in speech perception remains less understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine if listeners' subjective ratings of foreign-accented talkers enhance speech perception prediction.
- To assess the impact of subjective talker ratings beyond objective listener characteristics.
Main Methods:
- Statistical modeling was used to analyze the variance accounted for by subjective ratings.
- Objective listener characteristics included age, executive function, and hearing thresholds.
- Listeners provided subjective ratings of talker manner and talker identity.
Main Results:
- Listener ratings significantly improved the model's fit for predicting speech perception accuracy.
- Subjective experience of the talker contributes to speech perception beyond objective listener factors.
Conclusions:
- Subjective listener perceptions of talker characteristics are crucial for speech perception.
- Both subjective and objective listener factors play a role in accurately perceiving speech.