Word recognition in a foreign language: A study of speech perception

1983 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 417-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
Speech Perception ◽  
Word Recognition ◽  
Foreign Language

Znaczenie intuicji językowej w procesie antycypacji – na przykładzie komunikacji obcojęzycznej

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (24 A) ◽  
pp. 137-149
Author(s):  
Wioletta A. Piegzik
Keyword(s):  
Speech Perception ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Speech Comprehension ◽  
Cognitive Schema ◽  
Language Communication ◽  
Language User ◽  
The Right ◽  
Selection Of

This paper presents the phenomenon of anticipation which is one of the manifestations of linguistic maturity and language user rationality. Anticipation, taking place essentially in implicit structures and based on evolutionary old intuition, improves speech comprehension and increases the efficiency of cognitive processes. The phenomenon in question is presented on the example of foreign language communication, because it is there that the mechanisms governing the formulation of accurate hypotheses about form and content are particularly evident. The first part of the article discusses speech perception, and with it the categorization and selection of an appropriate cognitive schema conditioning accurate anticipation. The second part presents factors that facilitate and hinder the right hypothesis. Finally, conclusions and directions for future research on anticipation are formulated.

Representations and representational specificity in speech perception and spoken word recognition

2007 ◽  
pp. 2-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Pisoni ◽  
Susannah V. Levi
Keyword(s):  
Speech Perception ◽  
Word Recognition ◽  
Spoken Word Recognition ◽  
Spoken Word ◽  
Lexical Knowledge ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Abstract Representations ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Learning And Adaptation ◽  
New Framework

This article examines how new approaches—coupled with previous insights—provide a new framework for questions that deal with the nature of phonological and lexical knowledge and representation, processing of stimulus variability, and perceptual learning and adaptation. First, it outlines the traditional view of speech perception and identifies some problems with assuming such a view, in which only abstract representations exist. The article then discusses some new approaches to speech perception that retain detailed information in the representations. It also considers a view which rejects abstraction altogether, but shows that such a view has difficulty dealing with a range of linguistic phenomena. After providing a brief discussion of some new directions in linguistics that encode both detailed information and abstraction, the article concludes by discussing the coupling of speech perception and spoken word recognition.

Decoding and word recognition in English as a native and a foreign language in students with and without dyslexia (English vs. Polish students)

Dyslexia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-35
Author(s):  
Marta Łockiewicz ◽  
Martyna Jaskulska ◽  
Angela Fawcett
Keyword(s):  
Word Recognition ◽  
Foreign Language

Perception of Hearing Aid–Processed Speech in Individuals with Late-Onset Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (10) ◽  
pp. 815-823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jijo Pottackal Mathai ◽  
Sabarish Appu
Keyword(s):  
Speech Perception ◽  
Word Recognition ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Late Onset ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Auditory Neuropathy ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Temporal Envelope ◽  
Compression Time

Background: Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) is a form of sensorineural hearing loss, causing severe deficits in speech perception. The perceptual problems of individuals with ANSD were attributed to their temporal processing impairment rather than to reduced audibility. This rendered their rehabilitation difficult using hearing aids. Although hearing aids can restore audibility, compression circuits in a hearing aid might distort the temporal modulations of speech, causing poor aided performance. Therefore, hearing aid settings that preserve the temporal modulations of speech might be an effective way to improve speech perception in ANSD. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the perception of hearing aid–processed speech in individuals with late-onset ANSD. Research Design: A repeated measures design was used to study the effect of various compression time settings on speech perception and perceived quality. Study Sample: Seventeen individuals with late-onset ANSD within the age range of 20–35 yr participated in the study. Data Collection and Analysis: The word recognition scores (WRSs) and quality judgment of phonemically balanced words, processed using four different compression settings of a hearing aid (slow, medium, fast, and linear), were evaluated. The modulation spectra of hearing aid–processed stimuli were estimated to probe the effect of amplification on the temporal envelope of speech. Repeated measures analysis of variance and post hoc Bonferroni’s pairwise comparisons were used to analyze the word recognition performance and quality judgment. Results: The comparison between unprocessed and all four hearing aid–processed stimuli showed significantly higher perception using the former stimuli. Even though perception of words processed using slow compression time settings of the hearing aids were significantly higher than the fast one, their difference was only 4%. In addition, there were no significant differences in perception between any other hearing aid–processed stimuli. Analysis of the temporal envelope of hearing aid–processed stimuli revealed minimal changes in the temporal envelope across the four hearing aid settings. In terms of quality, the highest number of individuals preferred stimuli processed using slow compression time settings. Individuals who preferred medium ones followed this. However, none of the individuals preferred fast compression time settings. Analysis of quality judgment showed that slow, medium, and linear settings presented significantly higher preference scores than the fast compression setting. Conclusions: Individuals with ANSD showed no marked difference in perception of speech that was processed using the four different hearing aid settings. However, significantly higher preference, in terms of quality, was found for stimuli processed using slow, medium, and linear settings over the fast one. Therefore, whenever hearing aids are recommended for ANSD, those having slow compression time settings or linear amplification may be chosen over the fast (syllabic compression) one. In addition, WRSs obtained using hearing aid–processed stimuli were remarkably poorer than unprocessed stimuli. This shows that processing of speech through hearing aids might have caused a large reduction of performance in individuals with ANSD. However, further evaluation is needed using individually programmed hearing aids rather than hearing aid–processed stimuli.

scholarly journals “Never too late to spot a difference”: the development of L2 speech perception in adults

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Dorota Lipińska
Keyword(s):  
Speech Perception ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Second Language Learners ◽  
First Language ◽  
Minimal Pairs ◽  
Correct Pronunciation ◽  
The Right ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
L1 And L2

Abstract Learning correct pronunciation of a second/foreign language always represents a considerable challenge for language learners (e.g. Rojczyk, 2010a), especially for adults (e.g. Flege, 2007). There is an abundance of studies (e.g. Nowacka, 2010; Flege, 1991) showing that second language learners whose first language (L1) phonetic system has only one sound where L2 is characterized by noticeable richness of separate sound categories, encounter serious problems when they try to distinguish those new sounds and, moreover, they tend to apply their native vowels or consonants in L2 speech. It may be easily audible in the case of vowels and actually a lot of studies on L2 learners’ production and perception of L1 and L2 vowels have been carried (e.g. Flege, 1992; Nowacka, 2010; Rojczyk, 2010a; Rojczyk, 2010b). The aim of this study was to examine elementary learners’ perception of 4 German vowels, namely: /ɪ/, /iː/, /ʏ/ and /yː/. They were organized as two sets of minimal pairs, namely /ɪ/ vs. /ʏ/ and /iː/ vs. /yː/. The aforementioned sounds were chosen for the study since /ʏ/ and /yː/ are considered to be very difficult vowels for Polish learners (e.g. Bęza, 2001). Twelve elementary, adult (29-52 years old) Polish learners of German agreed to participate in the study. The subjects had just began their A2-level language course, however they had been taught the basics of German pronunciation for a year, during their A1-level course. They were presented a printed list of word pairs and listened to the recorded words. Then they were asked to circle the right option in each pair. The results revealed that although all study participants were adults when they started learning German and they were still just elementary users of the language, they were already able to distinguish correctly a considerable number of words. It may suggest that proper pronunciation training during a FL/L2 course can provide language learners with measurable benefits.

Woordherkenning, De Betere Onderzoeksmethode Voor Luistervaardig-Heid in De Vreemde Taal.

1984 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 18-28
Author(s):  
Guust Meijers
Keyword(s):  
Word Recognition ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Systematic Variation ◽  
The Real ◽  
Foreign Language Learners ◽  
Listening Process

This article gives a critical review of some research in listening comprehension in a foreign language. Several important methodological failures are discussed: lack of systematic variation of the input, measurement after the relevant initial listening process and measurement by means of (re)production tasks. These failures lead to unsatisfactory data if one wants to discover the real problems foreign language learners have when listening to texts in a foreign language. Arguments are given which show that to some extent word recognition research can avoid the above-mentioned failures.

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