Sökning: "sociophonetics"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade ordet sociophonetics.

  1. 1. Automatic phonological transcription using forced alignment : FAVE toolkit performance on four non-standard varieties of English

    Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Författare :Valeria Sella; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Forced alignment; FAVE; phonological transcriptions; English varieties; sociophonetics; speech recognition; phonological annotation; speech data;

    Sammanfattning : Forced alignment, a speech recognition software performing semi-automatic phonological transcription, constitutes a methodological revolution in the recent history of linguistic research. Its use is progressively becoming the norm in research fields such as sociophonetics, but its general performance and range of applications have been relatively understudied. LÄS MER

  2. 2. A Sociophonetic Analysis of the Role of Cultural Identification in L2 English Speech Production

    Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Författare :Jaana Kalev; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Rhoticity; sociophonetics; social network theory; study abroad; cultural identification.;

    Sammanfattning : Research in the relationship between second language (L2) production and study abroad has largely focused on establishing a connection between exchange studies and the success rate of second language acquisition. This Bachelor's thesis investigates L2 production by studying L2 English speakers' attitudes regarding the target language culture in relation to their production of a regionally typical phoneme by formulating the research question “How does cultural identification with the target language environment influence L2 phonetic production in the L1 language community?” in hopes of contributing to sociophonetic studies. LÄS MER