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Improving the Perception of Foreign-Accented Speech through Training: A Comparison of Word and Sentence Materials
dc.contributor.advisor | Jongman, Allard | |
dc.contributor.author | Kasparek, Daniel Jeremy | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2008-07-31T03:48:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2008-07-31T03:48:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008-05-22 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2008 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:2413 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/4004 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study was conducted to test whether three days of high variability training consisting of either word-only or sentence-only materials would most effectively improve native listener accuracy for non-native speakers. Listeners were separated into a word training (N=14), sentence training (N=13) or control group (N=14). Depending on the training, targets were presented by Spanish-accented speakers as single word tokens or combined to form semantically anomalous sentences. Results showed that listeners who heard sentence-only information were best able to utilize their training. The employment of several strategies including the utilization of prosodic elements available in the spoken sentences and an exposure to a wider range of phonetic environments likely led to the improvement. The results suggest that for native listeners and non-native speakers, a high variability paradigm can be employed successfully when paired with sentence level information as all benefits found with word-only training were met or exceeded by sentence-only training. | |
dc.format.extent | 89 pages | |
dc.language.iso | EN | |
dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author. | |
dc.subject | Language, linguistics | |
dc.subject | High-vairiability | |
dc.subject | Training | |
dc.title | Improving the Perception of Foreign-Accented Speech through Training: A Comparison of Word and Sentence Materials | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Sereno, Joan | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Gabriele, Alison | |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Linguistics | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | M.A. | |
kusw.oastatus | na | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |
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