Cross-accent word recognition is affected by perceptual assimilation

Sarah M. Wright, Mark D. Lathouwers, Catherine T. Best, Michael D. Tyler

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Abstract

![CDATA[A single-item shadowing task was conducted to determine how identification of London-accented words by Australian listeners is affected by perceptual assimilation. This was evaluated in conjunction with two other well-established effects on word recognition: word frequency and talker variability. The results replicate frequency and talker variability effects, support the hypothesis that talker and accent normalisation operate at different processing stages, and show that words with nativelike assimilation of all phonemes are identified more accurately than those with category goodness or category shifting assimilation. Results are evaluated in view of episodic theories of lexical access.]]
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Sixteenth Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology, 6-9 December 2016, Parramatta, Australia
PublisherAustralian Speech Science & Technology Association
Pages165-168
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - 2016
EventAustralasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology -
Duration: 6 Dec 2016 → …

Publication series

Name
ISSN (Print)2207-1296

Conference

ConferenceAustralasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology
Period6/12/16 → …

Keywords

  • English language
  • speech perception
  • assimilation (phonetics)
  • accents and accentuation

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