Speech Fluency Production and Perception in L1 (Slovak) and L2 (English) Read Speech
Lang Speech. 2024 Mar 5:238309241230899. doi: 10.1177/00238309241230899. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTResearch on fluency in native (L1) and non-native (L2) speech production and perception helps us understand how individual L1 speaking style might affect perceived L2 fluency and how this relationship might be reflected in L1 versus L2 oral assessment. While the relationship between production and perception of fluency in spontaneous speech has been studied, the information provided by reading has been overlooked. We argue that reading provides a direct and controlled way to assess language proficiency that might compleme...
Source: Language and Speech - March 6, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Lucia Marekov á Štefan Beňuš Source Type: research
The "Starting-Small" Effect in Phonology: Evidence From Biased Learning of Opaque and Transparent Vowel Harmony
Lang Speech. 2024 Mar 4:238309241230625. doi: 10.1177/00238309241230625. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe starting-small effect is a cognitive advantage in language acquisition when learners begin by generalizing on regularities from structurally simple and shorter tokens in a skewed input distribution. Our study explored this effect as a potential explanation for the biased learning of opaque and transparent vowel harmony. In opaque vowel harmony, feature agreement occurs strictly between adjacent vowels, and an intervening "neutral vowel" blocks long-distance vowel harmony. Thus, opaque vowel harmony could be acquired e...
Source: Language and Speech - March 4, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Tsung-Ying Chen Source Type: research
The "Starting-Small" Effect in Phonology: Evidence From Biased Learning of Opaque and Transparent Vowel Harmony
Lang Speech. 2024 Mar 4:238309241230625. doi: 10.1177/00238309241230625. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe starting-small effect is a cognitive advantage in language acquisition when learners begin by generalizing on regularities from structurally simple and shorter tokens in a skewed input distribution. Our study explored this effect as a potential explanation for the biased learning of opaque and transparent vowel harmony. In opaque vowel harmony, feature agreement occurs strictly between adjacent vowels, and an intervening "neutral vowel" blocks long-distance vowel harmony. Thus, opaque vowel harmony could be acquired e...
Source: Language and Speech - March 4, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Tsung-Ying Chen Source Type: research
Asymmetries in Infants' Vowel Perception: Changes in Vowel Discrimination in German Learning 6- and 9-Month-Old Infants
Lang Speech. 2024 Feb 19:238309241228237. doi: 10.1177/00238309241228237. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInfants' speech perception is characterized by substantial changes during the first year of life that attune the processing mechanisms to the specific properties of the ambient language. This paper focuses on these developmental changes in vowel perception. More specifically, the emergence and potential cause of perceptual asymmetries in vowel perception are investigated by an experimental study on German 6- and 9-month-olds' discrimination of a vowel contrast that is not phonemic in German. Results show discrimination w...
Source: Language and Speech - February 19, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Antonia G ötz Anna Krasotkina Gudrun Schwarzer Barbara H öhle Source Type: research
Asymmetries in Infants' Vowel Perception: Changes in Vowel Discrimination in German Learning 6- and 9-Month-Old Infants
Lang Speech. 2024 Feb 19:238309241228237. doi: 10.1177/00238309241228237. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInfants' speech perception is characterized by substantial changes during the first year of life that attune the processing mechanisms to the specific properties of the ambient language. This paper focuses on these developmental changes in vowel perception. More specifically, the emergence and potential cause of perceptual asymmetries in vowel perception are investigated by an experimental study on German 6- and 9-month-olds' discrimination of a vowel contrast that is not phonemic in German. Results show discrimination w...
Source: Language and Speech - February 19, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Antonia G ötz Anna Krasotkina Gudrun Schwarzer Barbara H öhle Source Type: research
Asymmetries in Infants' Vowel Perception: Changes in Vowel Discrimination in German Learning 6- and 9-Month-Old Infants
Lang Speech. 2024 Feb 19:238309241228237. doi: 10.1177/00238309241228237. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInfants' speech perception is characterized by substantial changes during the first year of life that attune the processing mechanisms to the specific properties of the ambient language. This paper focuses on these developmental changes in vowel perception. More specifically, the emergence and potential cause of perceptual asymmetries in vowel perception are investigated by an experimental study on German 6- and 9-month-olds' discrimination of a vowel contrast that is not phonemic in German. Results show discrimination w...
Source: Language and Speech - February 19, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Antonia G ötz Anna Krasotkina Gudrun Schwarzer Barbara H öhle Source Type: research
Asymmetries in Infants' Vowel Perception: Changes in Vowel Discrimination in German Learning 6- and 9-Month-Old Infants
Lang Speech. 2024 Feb 19:238309241228237. doi: 10.1177/00238309241228237. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInfants' speech perception is characterized by substantial changes during the first year of life that attune the processing mechanisms to the specific properties of the ambient language. This paper focuses on these developmental changes in vowel perception. More specifically, the emergence and potential cause of perceptual asymmetries in vowel perception are investigated by an experimental study on German 6- and 9-month-olds' discrimination of a vowel contrast that is not phonemic in German. Results show discrimination w...
Source: Language and Speech - February 19, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Antonia G ötz Anna Krasotkina Gudrun Schwarzer Barbara H öhle Source Type: research
Asymmetries in Infants' Vowel Perception: Changes in Vowel Discrimination in German Learning 6- and 9-Month-Old Infants
Lang Speech. 2024 Feb 19:238309241228237. doi: 10.1177/00238309241228237. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInfants' speech perception is characterized by substantial changes during the first year of life that attune the processing mechanisms to the specific properties of the ambient language. This paper focuses on these developmental changes in vowel perception. More specifically, the emergence and potential cause of perceptual asymmetries in vowel perception are investigated by an experimental study on German 6- and 9-month-olds' discrimination of a vowel contrast that is not phonemic in German. Results show discrimination w...
Source: Language and Speech - February 19, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Antonia G ötz Anna Krasotkina Gudrun Schwarzer Barbara H öhle Source Type: research
Asymmetries in Infants' Vowel Perception: Changes in Vowel Discrimination in German Learning 6- and 9-Month-Old Infants
Lang Speech. 2024 Feb 19:238309241228237. doi: 10.1177/00238309241228237. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInfants' speech perception is characterized by substantial changes during the first year of life that attune the processing mechanisms to the specific properties of the ambient language. This paper focuses on these developmental changes in vowel perception. More specifically, the emergence and potential cause of perceptual asymmetries in vowel perception are investigated by an experimental study on German 6- and 9-month-olds' discrimination of a vowel contrast that is not phonemic in German. Results show discrimination w...
Source: Language and Speech - February 19, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Antonia G ötz Anna Krasotkina Gudrun Schwarzer Barbara H öhle Source Type: research
Asymmetries in Infants' Vowel Perception: Changes in Vowel Discrimination in German Learning 6- and 9-Month-Old Infants
Lang Speech. 2024 Feb 19:238309241228237. doi: 10.1177/00238309241228237. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInfants' speech perception is characterized by substantial changes during the first year of life that attune the processing mechanisms to the specific properties of the ambient language. This paper focuses on these developmental changes in vowel perception. More specifically, the emergence and potential cause of perceptual asymmetries in vowel perception are investigated by an experimental study on German 6- and 9-month-olds' discrimination of a vowel contrast that is not phonemic in German. Results show discrimination w...
Source: Language and Speech - February 19, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Antonia G ötz Anna Krasotkina Gudrun Schwarzer Barbara H öhle Source Type: research
Asymmetries in Infants' Vowel Perception: Changes in Vowel Discrimination in German Learning 6- and 9-Month-Old Infants
Lang Speech. 2024 Feb 19:238309241228237. doi: 10.1177/00238309241228237. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInfants' speech perception is characterized by substantial changes during the first year of life that attune the processing mechanisms to the specific properties of the ambient language. This paper focuses on these developmental changes in vowel perception. More specifically, the emergence and potential cause of perceptual asymmetries in vowel perception are investigated by an experimental study on German 6- and 9-month-olds' discrimination of a vowel contrast that is not phonemic in German. Results show discrimination w...
Source: Language and Speech - February 19, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Antonia G ötz Anna Krasotkina Gudrun Schwarzer Barbara H öhle Source Type: research
Asymmetries in Infants' Vowel Perception: Changes in Vowel Discrimination in German Learning 6- and 9-Month-Old Infants
Lang Speech. 2024 Feb 19:238309241228237. doi: 10.1177/00238309241228237. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInfants' speech perception is characterized by substantial changes during the first year of life that attune the processing mechanisms to the specific properties of the ambient language. This paper focuses on these developmental changes in vowel perception. More specifically, the emergence and potential cause of perceptual asymmetries in vowel perception are investigated by an experimental study on German 6- and 9-month-olds' discrimination of a vowel contrast that is not phonemic in German. Results show discrimination w...
Source: Language and Speech - February 19, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Antonia G ötz Anna Krasotkina Gudrun Schwarzer Barbara H öhle Source Type: research
Relating Tabooness to Humor and Arousal Ratings in American English: What the F*** Is so Funny?
This study gathered tabooness, humor, and arousal ratings to provide a resource for researchers to better understand the sources and characteristics of the strong emotions generated by taboo words. A total of 411 participants aged 18-83 were recruited via online platforms, and all participants rated the same 264 words on tabooness, humor, and arousal. Analyses indicated that tabooness and humor ratings were positively related to each other, and both were predicted by arousal ratings. The set of ratings included here provides a tool for researchers using taboo stimuli, and our findings highlight methodological consideration...
Source: Language and Speech - February 15, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Meredith A Shafto Lise Abrams Lori E James Pengbo Hu Genevieve Gray Source Type: research
Relating Tabooness to Humor and Arousal Ratings in American English: What the F*** Is so Funny?
This study gathered tabooness, humor, and arousal ratings to provide a resource for researchers to better understand the sources and characteristics of the strong emotions generated by taboo words. A total of 411 participants aged 18-83 were recruited via online platforms, and all participants rated the same 264 words on tabooness, humor, and arousal. Analyses indicated that tabooness and humor ratings were positively related to each other, and both were predicted by arousal ratings. The set of ratings included here provides a tool for researchers using taboo stimuli, and our findings highlight methodological consideration...
Source: Language and Speech - February 15, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Meredith A Shafto Lise Abrams Lori E James Pengbo Hu Genevieve Gray Source Type: research
Relating Tabooness to Humor and Arousal Ratings in American English: What the F*** Is so Funny?
This study gathered tabooness, humor, and arousal ratings to provide a resource for researchers to better understand the sources and characteristics of the strong emotions generated by taboo words. A total of 411 participants aged 18-83 were recruited via online platforms, and all participants rated the same 264 words on tabooness, humor, and arousal. Analyses indicated that tabooness and humor ratings were positively related to each other, and both were predicted by arousal ratings. The set of ratings included here provides a tool for researchers using taboo stimuli, and our findings highlight methodological consideration...
Source: Language and Speech - February 15, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Meredith A Shafto Lise Abrams Lori E James Pengbo Hu Genevieve Gray Source Type: research
