Does a regional accent perturb speech processing?

Date
2006-01-01Subject
dialects accents lexical access adaptation lexical decision
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The processing costs involved in regional accent normalization were evaluated by measuring differences in lexical decision latencies for targets placed at the end of sentences with different French regional accents. Over a series of 6 experiments, the authors examined the time course of comprehension disruption by manipulating the duration and presentation conditions of accented speech. Taken together, the findings of these experiments indicate that regional accent normalization involves a short-term adjustment mechanism that develops as a certain amount of accented signal is available, resulting in a temporary perturbation in speech processing.
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Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Place of Publication
United States
Journal
Journal of Experimental Psychology-Human Perception and Performance
Volume
32
Issue
5
Pagination
1276-1293
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