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Area of Science:

  • Sociolinguistics
  • Phonetics
  • Computational Linguistics

Background:

  • Speaker normalization is crucial for analyzing acoustic variation in speech.
  • Different normalization algorithms exist, based on distinct theoretical underpinnings.
  • Sociolinguistic variation, such as dialectal identity, can be masked by normalization procedures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of two distinct speaker normalization procedures on sociolinguistic variation in American English.
  • To determine if normalization methods preserve or eliminate dialectal identity markers in vowel formants.
  • To compare the effectiveness of Lobanov and Labov ANAE normalization in acoustic analyses of heritage speakers.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of vowel formants from 88 American English speakers with Finnish and Italian heritage.
  • Application of two normalization procedures: Lobanov and Labov ANAE.
  • Comparison of normalized formant data to identify preservation or elimination of sociolinguistic variation.

Main Results:

  • The Labov ANAE normalization method revealed significant vowel space shifts correlated with speaker heritage.
  • The Lobanov normalization method appeared to eliminate these heritage-based sociolinguistic variations.
  • Differences in results highlight how normalization algorithms handle formant relationships and acoustic variation.

Conclusions:

  • The Lobanov normalization procedure may over-normalize acoustic data, removing sociolinguistically relevant information.
  • The Labov ANAE method demonstrates greater utility in preserving dialectal identity markers in acoustic analyses.
  • The choice of normalization technique significantly influences the interpretation of sociolinguistic variation in speech data.