Language input effects on children's words and vowels: An accent categorization and rating study

Levy, Helena; Hanulíková, Adriana

doi:10.1016/j.langsci.2021.101447

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“…Although both visual and acoustic cues are important for the determination of talkers' identity, it remains feasible to achieve this solely by relying on acoustic cues (Bent et al., 2016). Listeners can process specific characteristics in people's speech to make judgements about their social class (Labov, 1972), regional accents (Levy & Hanulíková, 2022), age (Koops et al., 2008), gender (Clopper et al., 2005), health status (McRae et al., 2002) and other characteristics. This demonstrates the complexity of the human voice as an auditory stimulus, showcasing its ability to convey information essential not only for voice recognition (the WHO) but also for speech perception (the WHAT) (Kuhl, 2011).…”

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Categorization of second language accents by bilingual and multilingual listeners

Georgiou

2024

British J of Dev Psycho

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This study examines how listeners categorize second language (L2) accents and how their linguistic background affects this categorization. Ninety‐eight adult bilingual and multilingual Greek listeners categorized accents in a familiar (British English)–unfamiliar (Australian English) L2 accent condition. Data were collected through an online survey and analysed using binomial mixed‐effects models and signal detection analysis. The results demonstrated that both bilinguals and multilinguals exhibited low performance in the task, potentially due to their decreased familiarity with the Australian English accent and the fact that the two accents are phonetically similar. However, despite both groups' low performance, multilinguals outperformed bilinguals in accent categorization accuracy. This advantage could be attributed to a combination of cognitive and social dynamics. Results expand upon prior research, indicating that exposure to accent variation enhances listeners' abilities to categorize non‐native accents. The study provides important theoretical implications for the perception of accents and practical insights into foreign language learning and multilingual communication.

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Categorization of second language accents by bilingual and multilingual listeners

Georgiou

2024

British J of Dev Psycho

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Language input effects on children's words and vowels: An accent categorization and rating study

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Categorization of second language accents by bilingual and multilingual listeners

Categorization of second language accents by bilingual and multilingual listeners

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