scholarly journals The Order of Emergence of the Morphological Markers of Temporal Expression in the Croatian EFL Learners’ Longitudinal Speech Production Data

2018 ◽  
Vol 2/2018 (25) ◽  
pp. 89-106
Author(s):  
Mirjana Semren ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Speech Production ◽  
Production Data ◽  
Morphological Markers ◽  
Temporal Expression ◽  
Efl Learners

scholarly journals Durational Differences of Word-Final /s/ Emerge From the Lexicon: Modelling Morpho-Phonetic Effects in Pseudowords With Linear Discriminative Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic Schmitz ◽  
Ingo Plag ◽  
Dinah Baer-Henney ◽  
Simon David Stein
Keyword(s):  
Speech Production ◽  
Discriminative Learning ◽  
Production Data ◽  
Real Word ◽  
Theoretical Level ◽  
Learning Network ◽  
Recent Approach ◽  
Production Study ◽  
Different Types

Recent research has shown that seemingly identical suffixes such as word-final /s/ in English show systematic differences in their phonetic realisations. Most recently, durational differences between different types of /s/ have been found to also hold for pseudowords: the duration of /s/ is longest in non-morphemic contexts, shorter with suffixes, and shortest in clitics. At the theoretical level such systematic differences are unexpected and unaccounted for in current theories of speech production. Following a recent approach, we implemented a linear discriminative learning network trained on real word data in order to predict the duration of word-final non-morphemic and plural /s/ in pseudowords using production data by a previous production study. It is demonstrated that the duration of word-final /s/ in pseudowords can be predicted by LDL networks trained on real word data. That is, duration of word-final /s/ in pseudowords can be predicted based on their relations to the lexicon.

Statistical comparison of similarity tests applied to speech production data

2004 ◽  
Vol 115 (5) ◽  
pp. 2430-2431
Author(s):  
H. Kollia ◽  
Jay Jorgenson ◽  
Rose Saint Fleur ◽  
Kevin Foster
Keyword(s):  
Speech Production ◽  
Production Data ◽  
Statistical Comparison

Prime Repetition and Korean EFL Learners’ Comprehension and Production of Passives

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
YouJin Kim ◽  
Kim McDonough
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Speech Production ◽  
Structural Priming ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Korean Efl Learners ◽  
L2 Speech Production

AbstractThe occurrence of structural priming in second language (L2) speech production has received increased attention over the last decade (McDonough and Trofimovich, 2009; Trofimovich and McDonough, 2011). Although L2 researchers have implemented a variety of priming methods, few studies to date have investigated whether repeating prime sentences affects L2 speakers’ understanding and use of target structures. Therefore, the current study investigated whether prime repetition facilitates English L2 speakers’ comprehension and production of passive constructions. Korean EFL learners (

scholarly journals Can we use the internet to study speech production? Yes we can! Evidence contrasting online versus laboratory naming latencies and errors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amie Fairs ◽  
Kristof Strijkers
Keyword(s):  
Speech Production ◽  
Picture Naming ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Frequency Effect ◽  
Production Data ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Word Frequency Effect ◽  
The World ◽  
Overt Speech ◽  
Naming Latencies

The closure of cognitive psychology labs around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented in-person testing. This has caused a particular challenge for speech production researchers, as before the pandemic there were no studies demonstrating that reliable overt speech production data could be collected via the internet. Here, we present evidence that both accurate and reliable overt articulation data can be collected from internet-based speech production experiments. We tested 100 participants in a picture naming paradigm, where we manipulated the word and phonotactic frequency of the picture names. We compared our results to a lab-based study which used the same materials and design. We found a significant word frequency effect but no phonotactic frequency effect, fully replicating the lab-based results. Effect sizes were similar between experiments, but with significantly longer latencies in the internet-collected data. We found no evidence that internet upload or download speed affected either naming latencies or errors. In addition, we carried out a permutation-style analysis which recommends a minimum sample size of 40 participants for online production paradigms. In sum, our study demonstrates that internet-based testing of speech production is a feasible and promising endeavour, with less challenges than many researchers (anecdotally) assumed.

L1 Phonetic permeability and phonetic path towards a potential merger

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica de la Fuente Iglesias ◽  
Susana Pérez Castillejo
Keyword(s):  
Speech Production ◽  
Production Data ◽  
Cognitive Approach ◽  
Phonological Processes ◽  
Phonetic Variation ◽  
Language Dominance ◽  
Specific Category

Abstract This study investigates the phonetic implementation of Galician /ɛ-e/ and /ɔ-o/ as produced by Galician-Spanish early bilinguals. It examines whether there is variation that can be explained by differences in participants’ linguistic histories (as captured by their language dominance scores). Based on production data from one point in participants’ lives, the study uses regression to predict phonetic variation from participants’ language dominance at that point in life. Results reveal that, although participants produce a robust /ε/ vs /e/ contrast, the L1 specific category, /ε/ presented a more fronted position, more like /e/, as a function of lower dominance in Galician. However, this effect was not replicated for the back vowels. Given our results, we argue that differences in language dominance may trigger phonetic variation in bilingual speech production in some variables, but not others. This result is consistent with the current cognitive approach in bilingualism research claiming the plasticity of native phonetic domains throughout an individual’s lifespan. Results also align with recent claims that language dominance does not equally affect multiple phonological processes for the same individual.

On the error distributions of speech production data

2001 ◽  
Vol 109 (5) ◽  
pp. 2448-2448
Author(s):  
H. Betty Kollia ◽  
Jay Jorgenson
Keyword(s):  
Speech Production ◽  
Production Data ◽  
Error Distributions

A method for measuring the attrition of communicative competence: A pilot study with Spanish L3 subjects

1997 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constancio Nakuma
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Speech Production ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
Production Data ◽  
Temporal Variables ◽  
Verbal Behaviors ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Frequency Counts ◽  
Multiple Factor

ABSTRACTThis article introduces, illustrates, and discusses a method for measuring the attrition of communicative competence using data from spontaneous, freestyle, multiperson conversations. The illustration is based on speech production data of Spanish L3 subjects' from Ghana. The method involves the creation of a multiple-factor (composite) index using defined temporal variables, frequency counts of selected verbal behaviors, and grammatical information; it can be used to measure either the rate of attrition or its reverse, which, for lack of a better term, is called the “accumulation of competence.”

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