语音适应于说话者的语言特异性
Anne Cutler1, L Ann Burchfield1, Mark Antoniou1
1The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University, Australia.
Language and speech
|December 6, 2023
概括
听众通过词汇知识来适应新的说话者,但这种说话者适应是特定于语言的. 一个语言的成功适应并不保证它在另一个已知的语言.
科学领域:
- 心理语言学 心理语言学
- 语音学 语音学 语音学
- 获得第二语言的学习.
背景情况:
- 听众通过利用词汇知识来解决感知不确定性,有效地适应新型说话者.
- 这个被称为说话者适应的现象,在母语 (L1) 和第二语言 (L2) 环境中都被记录下来.
研究的目的:
- 调查说话者适应,特别是词汇指导的感知学习是否是语言特异性的.
- 为了比较说普通话和英语的L1和L2的适应,两个语言上不同的语言.
主要方法:
- 参与者执行了词汇决策任务,使用模两可的语音代替普通话和英语单词中的音符.
- 语音分类任务被用来测量在训练前和训练后感知类别边界的变化.
- 这项研究考察了L1和L2普通话和英语发言者的适应.
主要成果:
- 汉语说者 (L1和L2英语) 在汉语中表现出适应性,根据模两可的声音的使用,扩大了他们的/f/或/s/类别.
- 然而,普通话母语的听众在英语中没有表现出适应性,尽管词汇决策性能高.
- 模两可的声音的位置 (音节初音与单词末音) 并没有影响调整.
结论:
- 词汇导向的说话者适应是特定于语言的; 一种语言的适应不会转移到另一个语言.
- 实现对说话者适应感知学习的机制可能是多样化的,并取决于特定语言的因素.
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