听众对字末 /l/ 的看法:听众方言的影响
Hyunju Chung1, Sarah K Schellinger2
1Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Louisiana State University, 73 Hatcher Hall, Field House Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803, United States.
Journal of communication disorders
|December 20, 2025
概括
听众的方言会影响 /l/ 声音的感知,但说话者的年龄和元音背景是更重要的因素. 这项研究对于准确的临床语音评估至关重要.
科学领域:
- 语言学的语言学.
- 语音学 语音学 语音学
- 社会语言学 社会语言学
背景情况:
- 语音的感知可以根据区域方言而有所不同.
- 单词末尾 /l/ 的发音在英语方言中有所不同,例如南方白色英语 (SWE) 和中西部上方英语 (UME).
- 之前的研究探讨了SWE听众对SWE扬声器产生的 /l/的感知.
研究的目的:
- 调查上中西部英语 (UME) 听众如何感知南白英语 (SWE) 发言者产生的词末 /l/.
- 将UME听众的感知与SWE听众的感知进行比较.
- 为了确定听众方言对 /l/ 发音的感知的影响.
主要方法:
- 32名单语言UME发言者对成人和儿童SWE发言者产生的单词中词末 /l/ 的 /l/-相似性进行了评分.
- 使用多选项任务和视觉模拟尺度收集感知判断.
- 在UME和SWE方言组之间比较了听众评分.
主要成果:
- 无论是UME还是SWE的听众都认为成年SWE扬声器的/l/比儿童SWE扬声器的/l/更准确.
- 在这两组听众中,元音上下文显著影响了判断力,后面的低声元音被认为不那么准确.
- 在UME和SWE听众之间观察到知觉评分的微妙差异,特别是关于母音上下文效应.
结论:
- 发言人的年龄和母音语境对 /l/ 感知的影响比听者的方言更大.
- 准确的临床识别语音错误需要考虑元音上下文,包括高前音和低后音.
- 语音感知是由方言背景调节的,但说话者的年龄和语音环境等普遍因素起着更大的作用.
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