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Effect of hesitation sound phonetic quality on perception of language fluency and accent

Trebon, Tillena (University of Oregon, 2021)

Nonnative speech has different pausing patterns compared to native speech. There are two types of pauses: filled and unfilled. Unfilled pauses are silent. Speakers make sounds during filled pauses. Different languages use ...
Effects of accent perception on the perception of professionalism

Piccolo, Sabrina (University of Oregon, 2021)

This study explores how people’s perceptions of speakers’ accents may be related to their perceptions of speakers’ professional characteristics. In this study, 256 online participants listened to two speakers, one with an ...
Factors affecting the incidental formation of novel suprasegmental categories

Wright, Jonathan (University of Oregon, 2021-11-23)

Humans constantly use their senses to categorize stimuli in their environment. They develop categories for stimuli when they are young and constantly add to existing categories and learn novel categories throughout their ...
Factors that affect generalization of adaptation

Lee, Dae-yong (University of Oregon, 2023-03-24)

As there is a growing population of non-native speakers worldwide, facilitating communication involving native and non-native speakers has become increasingly important. While one way to help communication involving native ...
Intelligibility of American Sign Language Dialogue in Popular Media

O'Konski, Cedar (University of Oregon, 2023)

This thesis examines the intelligibility of American Sign Language (ASL) dialogue in contemporary movies and TV shows. ASL and Deaf people have historically been represented inaccurately onscreen by hearing actors with ...
Production and Perception of Native and Non-native Speech Enhancements

Kato, Misaki (University of Oregon, 2020-12-08)

One important factor that contributes to successful speech communication is an individual’s ability to speak more clearly when their listeners do not understand their speech. Though native talkers are able to implement ...
The competitive relationship between linguistic perception and production when learning a new sound contrast

Trebon, Tillena; Haupt, Zoe; Wesson, Allegra; Wallace, Maggie (University of Oregon, 2020)

This research investigates the connection between perception and production when learning to discriminate between unfamiliar sounds. It is commonly assumed that humans use the same neural mechanisms for recognizing a spoken ...
The Influence of Listener Ideology on Perception of Non-Native Speech Volume

Crabtree, Isabel (University of Oregon, 2021)

Implicit attitudes about social groups are often associated with the language varieties used by those groups. As a result, listeners not only make social evaluations based on a person’s language and accent, but may also ...
The Role of Ideology in Perception of Non-Native Speech Volume

Crabtree, Isabel (University of Oregon, 2021)

Implicit attitudes about social groups are often associated with the language varieties used by those groups. As a result, listeners not only make social evaluations based on a person’s language and accent, but may also ...
The Role of Semantic Predictability in Adaptation to Nonnative Speech

Walker, Kayla; Baese-Berk, Melissa; Bent, Tessa (University of Oregon, 2020)

Nonnative-accented speech is more difficult for native listeners to understand than native-accented speech. However, listeners can improve their abilities to understand nonnative- accented speech through exposure and ...