评估"母语"地位对语言研究中的经典发现的影响
Julia F Strand1, Violet A Brown2, Katrina Sewell1
1Department of Psychology, Carleton College.
Journal of experimental psychology. General
|September 19, 2024
概括
语音感知研究结果适用于母语和非母语英语使用者. 然而,某些语音感知效应的程度可能在不同组之间有所不同,这表明要仔细考虑纳入标准.
科学领域:
- 心理语言学 心理语言学
- 语音感知研究研究 语音感知研究
- 声学语音学的声音学
背景情况:
- 语音研究通常不包括非母语英语的人.
- "英语母语"的定义往往不准确.
- 排除非母语使用者可能会影响研究的概括性,并排除代表性不足的群体.
研究的目的:
- 调查参与者纳入标准 (母语与非母语英语) 对语音感知现象的影响.
- 为了确定已建立的语音感知发现是否在不同语音组之间是一致的.
主要方法:
- 500名参与者 (200名用于单词识别,300名用于句子识别) 完成了任务.
- 任务在安静和适度的背景噪音条件下进行.
- 在母语和非母语英语群体之间比较语音可理解性.
主要成果:
- 关键的语音感知发现,如噪音的影响,词汇密度和语义上下文在两组中都被观察到.
- 对于语音可理解性的一般影响,无论英语为母语的状态如何,都会持续下去.
- 一些语音感知效应的幅度显示了母语和非母语群体之间的差异.
结论:
- 已建立的语音感知现象在母语和非母语英语使用者之间在很大程度上是一致的.
- 研究人员应根据具体的研究问题明智地选择纳入标准.
- 母语人士的身份可能会影响某些语音感知效应的程度,这在研究设计中需要仔细考虑.
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