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ERIC Number: EJ1003644
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Apr
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0269-9206
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Accent Identification by Adults with Aphasia
Newton, Caroline; Burns, Rebecca; Bruce, Carolyn
Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, v27 n4 p287-298 Apr 2013
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.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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