谈话者,对比度和听众变异性在跨语言语音感知中的交互效应
Rachel Hayes-Harb1, Shannon Barrios1
1Department of Linguistics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USAr.hayes-harb@utah.edu, s.barrios@utah.edu.
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|August 19, 2024
概括
发言者和对比显著影响语音感知,特别是对于英语发言者学习印度语声音. 听众的变化进一步使理解语音感知研究结果变得复杂.
科学领域:
- 心理语言学 心理语言学
- 语音科学 语言科学
- 语音学 语音学 语音学
背景情况:
- 语音感知研究经常观察到与特定说话者和语音对比相关的变异性.
- 了解跨语言的语音差异对于语言的获取和处理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究语音感知的变化,研究有关说话者和语音对比度的研究材料.
- 为了检查英语听众如何感知印度语的牙-逆变停止对比.
主要方法:
- 使用基于Web的听觉AXB任务进行语音感知测试.
- 雇佣了印度语的牙科-逆变止声辅音,由四个不同的说话者产生.
- 招募英语听众参与研究.
主要成果:
- 确定了说话者和对比对语音感知的主要显著影响.
- 观察到说话者和对比效应之间的显著相互作用.
- 记录了认知准确度的实质性个体听众变化.
结论:
- 谈话者和对比度的变化使英语发言者的印地语牙-逆对比度困难的特征变得复杂.
- 个人听众的差异引发了关于语音感知发现的概括性的问题.
- 强调在语音感知研究中需要考虑说话者和听众的变化.
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