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McDonald, Margarethe; Kwon, Taeahn; Kim, Hyunji; Lee, Youngki; Ko, Eon-Suk – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: The algorithm of the Language ENvironment Analysis (LENA) system for calculating language environment measures was trained on American English; thus, its validity with other languages cannot be assumed. This article evaluates the accuracy of the LENA system applied to Korean. Method: We sampled sixty 5-min recording clips involving 38 key…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Korean, Audio Equipment, Accuracy
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Wong, Puisan; Ng, Kelly Wing Sum – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018
Purpose: The function of child-directed speech has been debated for decades. This study examined the perceptual and acoustic characteristics of child- and adult-directed Cantonese tones to test the hyperarticulation and prosodic hypotheses that have been proposed to account for the acoustic modifications in child-directed speech. Method: Sixty-two…
Descriptors: Intonation, Phonetics, Sino Tibetan Languages, Accuracy