在双语演讲中声学语音变化的结构
1Department of Linguistics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
|June 7, 2023
概括
双语者在不同语言中保持一致的声音,表现出稳定的声学特征. 这项研究确定了必要的语音样本大小,以对双语个体进行可靠的语音评估.
科学领域:
- 语言学的语言学.
- 语音学 语音学 语音学
- 语音科学 语言科学
背景情况:
- 双语包括管理多种语言,提出关于声乐一致性的问题.
- 了解双语者的声音特征对于语音识别等领域至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查双语个体在切换语言时是否会改变他们的声声学特征.
- 在早期的广东语-英语双语中识别说话者特定的声音声学特性.
主要方法:
- 利用了34个早期的广东语-英语双语的对话语录.
- 根据声音的精神声学模型,估计有24个基于过器和源的声学测量.
- 应用主要组件分析和规范冗余分析来检查语音结构和跨语言相似性.
主要成果:
- 所有双语说话者在不同语言的声音中都表现出强烈的自我相似性,这表明声音的稳定性.
- 在语言之间语音相似度的程度上,说话者各不相同,但个人语音相对稳定.
- 确定所需的语音样本大小,以对个人的声音产生一致的印象.
结论:
- 一个人的语音原型在不同语言中保持相对稳定,尽管存在潜在的变化.
- 这些发现对双语和单语说话者的人类和机器识别系统都有影响.
- 突出了在语言切换的背景下个体语音特征的稳定性.
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