Sentence context influences the subjective perception of foreign accents.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2016.11.011
Abstract: We examined whether sentence context (the predictability of the final word) influences listeners' ratings of foreign-accented words. Previous work has demonstrated that accent manipulations affect listeners' processing of spoken language. We examined the converse of… read more here.
Keywords: context influences; foreign accented; influences subjective; sentence ... See more keywords
Infants’ recognition of foreign-accented words: Flexible yet precise signal-to-word mapping strategies
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2018.01.003
Abstract: Abstract To develop adult-like communication skills, children need to learn to converse not only with individuals from their local community, but also with second-language learners who might have foreign accents. Here, we ask when infants… read more here.
Keywords: foreign accented; recognition foreign; word; words flexible ... See more keywords
Effect of on-screen text on multimedia learning with native and foreign-accented narration
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DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2020.101305
Abstract: Abstract This study examined the impact of redundant on-screen text on learning from an animated PowerPoint presentation, narrated either by a native or a foreign-accented narrator, with no text, summary text, or full text. Participants… read more here.
Keywords: foreign accented; screen text; effect; narration ... See more keywords
Are foreign-accented speakers that ‘incredible’? The impact of the speaker's indexical properties on sentence processing
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DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.107902
Abstract: This study investigated the impact of the speaker's identity generated by the voice on sentence processing. We examined the relation between ERP components associated with the processing of the voice (N100 and P200) from voice… read more here.
Keywords: impact speaker; voice; foreign accented; speaker ... See more keywords
HOW DO SECOND LANGUAGE LISTENERS PERCEIVE THE COMPREHENSIBILITY OF FOREIGN-ACCENTED SPEECH?
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DOI: 10.1017/s0272263119000226
Abstract: Abstract The current study examines how second language (L2) users differentially assess the comprehensibility (i.e., ease of understanding) of foreign-accented speech according to a range of background variables, including first language (L1) profiles, L2 proficiency,… read more here.
Keywords: second language; accented speech; comprehensibility; language ... See more keywords
Would you respect a norm if it sounds foreign? Foreign-accented speech affects decision-making processes
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274727
Abstract: Does listening to a foreign-accented speaker bias native speakers’ behavior? We investigated whether the accent, i.e., a foreign accent versus a native accent, in which a social norm is presented affects native speakers’ decision to… read more here.
Keywords: respect norm; experiment; foreign accented; foreign accent ... See more keywords
Children Treat Grammatical Errors Differently for Native and Non-Native Speakers
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.855130
Abstract: Both children and adults demonstrate biases against non-native speakers. However, in some situations, adults act more generously towards non-native speakers than towards native speakers. In particular, adults judge errors from non-native speakers less harshly, presumably… read more here.
Keywords: accented speakers; native speakers; children treat; errors differently ... See more keywords