Accent Identification by Adults with Aphasia

Autor/inn/en	Newton, Caroline; Burns, Rebecca; Bruce, Carolyn
Titel	Accent Identification by Adults with Aphasia
Quelle	In: Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 27 (2013) 4, S.287-298 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0269-9206
DOI	10.3109/02699206.2012.753111
Schlagwörter	Adults; Aphasia; Dialects; Pronunciation; Identification; Accuracy; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Expressive Aphasie; Aphasie; Dialect; Dialekt; Aussprache; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	The UK is a diverse society where individuals regularly interact with speakers with different accents. Whilst there is a growing body of research on the impact of speaker accent on comprehension in people with aphasia, there is none which explores their ability to identify accents. This study investigated the ability of this group to identify the geographical origins of a speaker. Age-matched participants with and without aphasia listened to 120 audio recordings of five speakers each of six accents, reading aloud four sentences each. Listeners were asked to make a forced-choice decision about the geographical origin of the speaker. Adults with aphasia were significantly less accurate than control participants at identifying accents but both groups made the same pattern of errors. Adults with aphasia who are able to identify a new speaker as being from a particular place may draw on this information to help them "tune in" to the accent. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10