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

Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli kirjassa/raportissa/konferenssijulkaisussaKonferenssiartikkeliTieteellinenvertaisarvioitu

Abstrakti

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
Alkuperäiskielienglanti
OtsikkoProceedings of Speech Prosody 2022
Sivumäärä5
JulkaisupaikkaBaixas
KustantajaISCA - International Speech Communication Association
Julkaisupäivä2022
Sivut777-781
Artikkeli no158
DOI - pysyväislinkit
TilaJulkaistu - 2022
OKM-julkaisutyyppiA4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisuussa
TapahtumaSpeech Prosody 2022 - Lisbon, Portugali
Kesto: 23 toukok. 202226 toukok. 2022
Konferenssinumero: 11
http://labfon.letras.ulisboa.pt/sp2022/index.html

Julkaisusarja

NimiSpeech prosody
KustantajaInternational Speech Communication Association
ISSN (elektroninen)2333-2042

Tieteenalat

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

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