根据双语和多语听众对第二语言口音的分类
1Department of Languages and Literature, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus.
The British journal of developmental psychology
|June 27, 2024
概括
多语者和双语者在对不熟悉的第二语言 (L2) 口音进行分类方面遇到了困难. 然而,多语言听众显示出比双语者更好的口音分类准确度,这表明口音暴露增强了L2感知.
科学领域:
- 心理语言学 心理语言学
- 获得第二语言的学习.
- 语音学和语音学 语音学和语音学
背景情况:
- 听者的语言背景显著影响第二语言 (L2) 的口音分类.
- 了解双语和多语种个体如何感知L2口音对于语言学习研究至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查希腊双语和多语听众如何分类熟悉的 (英国英语) 和不熟悉的 (澳大利亚英语) L2口音.
- 确定听众的语言背景 (双语或多语) 对L2口音分类准确性的影响.
主要方法:
- 在线调查对98名希腊成年听众进行.
- 用于数据分析的二项混合效应模型和信号检测分析.
- 双语和多语种群体之间的口音分类表现的比较.
主要成果:
- 双语和多语听众在分类澳大利亚英语口音方面表现不佳.
- 与双语听众相比,多语言听众在口音分类中表现出更高的准确性.
- 口音之间的声学相似性和对不熟悉的口音的熟悉程度下降,导致表现不佳.
结论:
- 接触口音变化可以提高听众分类非母语口音的能力.
- 认知和社会因素可能有助于多语种人在口音分类方面的优异表现.
- 这些发现对口音感知理论和外语学习和多语言交流中的实际应用有意义.
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