Search Results - "Escudero, Paola"

Dynamic acoustic properties of monophthongs and diphthongs in Western Sydney Australian English by Elvin, Jaydene, Williams, Daniel, Escudero, Paola

“…This study provides a thorough acoustic analysis of the 18 Australian English monophthongs and diphthongs produced in a variety of phonetic contexts by young…”
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Australian English listeners' perception of Japanese vowel length reveals underlying phonological knowledge by Yazawa, Kakeru, Whang, James, Escudero, Paola

“…Speech perception patterns are strongly influenced by one's native phonology. It is generally accepted that native English listeners rely primarily on spectral…”
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Learning to perceive and recognize a second language: the L2LP model revised by van Leussen, Jan-Willem, Escudero, Paola

“…We present a test of a revised version of the Second Language Linguistic Perception (L2LP) model, a computational model of the acquisition of second language…”
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Language-dependent cue weighting: An investigation of perception modes in L2 learning by Yazawa, Kakeru, Whang, James, Kondo, Mariko, Escudero, Paola

“…This study examines relative weighting of two acoustic cues, vowel duration and spectra, in the perception of high front vowels by Japanese learners of…”
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Distributional Learning of Lexical Tones: A Comparison of Attended vs. Unattended Listening by Ong, Jia Hoong, Burnham, Denis, Escudero, Paola

“…This study examines whether non-tone language listeners can acquire lexical tone categories distributionally and whether attention in the training phase…”
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Word learning in the field: Adapting a laboratory-based task for testing in remote Papua New Guinea by Mulak, Karen E, Sarvasy, Hannah S, Tuninetti, Alba, Escudero, Paola

“…Adapting laboratory psycholinguistic methods to fieldwork contexts can be fraught with difficulties. However, successful implementation of such methods in the…”
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The Effect of L1 Orthography on Non-native Vowel Perception by Escudero, Paola, Wanrooij, Karin

“…Previous research has shown that orthography influences the learning and processing of spoken non-native words. In this paper, we examine the effect of L1…”
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Novel second-language words and asymmetric lexical access by Escudero, Paola, Hayes-Harb, Rachel, Mitterer, Holger

“…The lexical and phonetic mapping of auditorily confusable L2 nonwords was examined by teaching L2 learners novel words and by later examining their word…”
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Language Attitudes in Australia: Results from a Nationwide Survey by Diskin-Holdaway, Chloé, Escudero, Paola

“…Recent research on attitudes to Australian English (AusE) shows that there is a general increase in its acceptance, legitimacy, and endonormativity. However, a…”
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Music Perception Abilities and Ambiguous Word Learning: Is There Cross-Domain Transfer in Nonmusicians? by Smit, Eline A, Milne, Andrew J, Escudero, Paola

“…Perception of music and speech is based on similar auditory skills, and it is often suggested that those with enhanced music perception skills may perceive and…”
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Understanding preschoolers' word learning success in different scenarios: disambiguation meets statistical learning and eBook reading by Pino Escobar, Gloria, Tuninetti, Alba, Antoniou, Mark, Escudero, Paola

“…Children's ability to learn new words during their preschool years is crucial for further academic success. Previous research suggests that children rely on…”
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Vowel acoustics of Nungon child-directed speech, adult dyadic conversation, and foreigner-directed monologues by Sarvasy, Hannah S., Li, Weicong, Elvin, Jaydene, Escudero, Paola

“…In many communities around the world, speech to infants (IDS) and small children (CDS) has increased mean pitch, increased pitch range, increased vowel…”
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Enhanced bimodal distributions facilitate the learning of second language vowels by Escudero, Paola, Benders, Titia, Wanrooij, Karin

“…This study addresses the questions of whether listening to a bimodal distribution of vowels improves adult learners’ categorization of a difficult L2 vowel…”
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Feature-driven new sound category formation: computational implementation with the L2LP model and beyond by Yazawa, Kakeru, Whang, James, Kondo, Mariko, Escudero, Paola

“…One of the primary questions of second language (L2) acquisition research is how a new sound category is formed to allow for an L2 contrast that does not exist…”
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Four-Year-Old's Online Versus Face-to-Face Word Learning via eBooks by Escudero, Paola, Pino Escobar, Gloria, Casey, Charlotte G, Sommer, Kristyn

“…Developmental research typically relies on face-to-face testing at laboratories, childcare centers, museums or playgroups. Current social distancing measures…”
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Cross-Situational Word Learning in Two Foreign Languages: Effects of Native Language and Perceptual Difficulty by Tuninetti, Alba, Mulak, Karen E., Escudero, Paola

“…Cross-situational word learning (CSWL) paradigms have gained traction in recent years as a way to examine word learning in ambiguous scenarios in infancy,…”
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Spectral and temporal implementation of Japanese speakers’ English vowel categories: A corpus-based study by Yazawa, Kakeru, Konishi, Takayuki, Whang, James, Escudero, Paola, Kondo, Mariko

“…This study investigates the predictions of second language (L2) acquisition models — SLM, PAM-L2, and L2LP — on how native (L1) Japanese speakers implement the…”
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Speaker and Accent Variation Are Handled Differently: Evidence in Native and Non-Native Listeners by Kriengwatana, Buddhamas, Terry, Josephine, Chládková, Kateřina, Escudero, Paola

“…Listeners are able to cope with between-speaker variability in speech that stems from anatomical sources (i.e. individual and sex differences in vocal tract…”
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Acoustic Similarity Predicts Vowel Phoneme Detection in an Unfamiliar Regional Accent: Evidence from Monolinguals, Bilinguals and Second-Language Learners by Williams, Daniel, Ağabeyoğlu, Turgut, Gafos, Adamantios, Escudero, Paola

“…When encountering an unfamiliar accent, a hypothesized perceptual challenge is associating its phonetic realizations with the intended phonemic categories…”
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One Way or Another: Evidence for Perceptual Asymmetry in Pre-attentive Learning of Non-native Contrasts by Liu, Liquan, Ong, Jia Hoong, Tuninetti, Alba, Escudero, Paola

“…Research investigating listeners' neural sensitivity to speech sounds has largely focused on segmental features. We examined Australian English listeners'…”
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