@inproceedings{2e6bde519ac34093b81f99ae264ec729,
title = "The relative contributions of duration and amplitude to the perception of Japanese-accented English as a function of L2 experience",
abstract = "![CDATA[This study investigated the effect of duration and amplitude of speech produced by non-native (L2) talkers on foreign accent and comprehensibility ratings. We selected two Japanese L2 talkers with different experience in producing L2 English and then transplanted their speech duration and amplitude values onto English native speech. Native English listeners rated the transplanted sentences as well as untransplanted ones (control). Transplanted sentences were rated as more accented and more difficult to understand than control sentences. The degree of L2 experience only made a difference for the perceived degree of foreign accent ratings when duration was transplanted.]]",
keywords = "English language, Japanese speakers, pronunciation by foreign speakers, rhythm, speech perception",
author = "Saya Kawase and Jeesun Kim and Chris Davis",
year = "2016",
language = "English",
publisher = "Australasian Speech Science & Technology Association",
pages = "81--84",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the Sixteenth Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology, 6-9 December 2016, Parramatta, Australia",
note = "Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology ; Conference date: 06-12-2016",
}