Creaky voice and utterance fluency measures in predicting fluency and oral proficiency of spontaneous L2 Finnish

Heini Kallio; Rosa Suviranta; Mikko Kuronen; Anna von Zansen

doi:10.21437/SpeechProsody.2022-158

Creaky voice and utterance fluency measures in predicting fluency and oral proficiency of spontaneous L2 Finnish

Heini Kallio, Rosa Suviranta, Mikko Kuronen, Anna von Zansen

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While utterance fluency measures are often studied in relation to perceived L2 fluency and proficiency, the effect of creaky
voice remains ignored. However, creaky voice is frequent in a
number of languages, including Finnish, where it serves as a cue
for phrase-boundaries and turn-taking. In this study we investigate the roles of creaky voice and utterance fluency measures
in predicting fluency and proficiency ratings of spontaneous L2
Finnish (F2) speech. In so doing, 16 expert raters participated in
assessing narrative spontaneous speech samples from 160 learners of Finnish. The effect of creaky voice and utterance fluency
measures on proficiency and fluency ratings was studied using
linear regression models. The results indicate that creaky voice
can contribute to both oral proficiency and fluency alongside
utterance fluency measures. Furthermore, average duration of
composite breaks – a measure combining breakdown and repair phenomena – proved to be the most significant predictor
of fluency. Based on these findings we recommend further investigation of the effect of creaky voice to the assessment of
L2 speech as well as reconsideration of the utterance fluency
measures used in predicting L2 fluency or proficiency

Alkuperäiskieli	englanti
Otsikko	Proceedings of Speech Prosody 2022
Sivumäärä	5
Julkaisupaikka	Baixas
Kustantaja	ISCA - International Speech Communication Association
Julkaisupäivä	2022
Sivut	777-781
Artikkeli no	158
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.21437/SpeechProsody.2022-158
Tila	Julkaistu - 2022
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisuussa
Tapahtuma	Speech Prosody 2022 - Lisbon, Portugali Kesto: 23 toukok. 2022 → 26 toukok. 2022 Konferenssinumero: 11 http://labfon.letras.ulisboa.pt/sp2022/index.html

Julkaisusarja

Nimi	Speech prosody
Kustantaja	International Speech Communication Association
ISSN (elektroninen)	2333-2042

Tieteenalat

6161 Fonetiikka
creaky voice
utterance fluency
516 Kasvatustieteet
L2 speech
language assessment

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Kallio, H , Suviranta, R, Kuronen, M & von Zansen, A 2022, Creaky voice and utterance fluency measures in predicting fluency and oral proficiency of spontaneous L2 Finnish. julkaisussa Proceedings of Speech Prosody 2022., 158, Speech prosody , ISCA - International Speech Communication Association , Baixas, Sivut 777-781, Speech Prosody 2022, Lisbon, Portugali, 23/05/2022. https://doi.org/10.21437/SpeechProsody.2022-158

Creaky voice and utterance fluency measures in predicting fluency and oral proficiency of spontaneous L2 Finnish. / Kallio, Heini ; Suviranta, Rosa; Kuronen, Mikko et al.

Proceedings of Speech Prosody 2022. Baixas : ISCA - International Speech Communication Association , 2022. s. 777-781 158 (Speech prosody ).

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Creaky voice and utterance fluency measures in predicting fluency and oral proficiency of spontaneous L2 Finnish

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