Essays about: "accents"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 57 essays containing the word accents.

1. 6. The role of word accents in semantic processing in South Swedish

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Fonetik

   Author : Jinhee Kwon; [2023]
   Keywords : Word accents; spoken word recognition; prediction; ERP; N400; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Prosodic cues can aid speech processing by adding semantic information in lexical tones or functional information in intonational tones. Swedish word accents are considered to have stronger grammatical functions than semantic roles, although they are shaped by both lexical and intonational information structure. READ MORE

3. 7. The Evaluations of Native English Speakers Toward Two Native and Two Non-native English Accents - A study of Language Attitudes Toward English Accents

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Mawj Ahmed Mahmood; [2022]
   Keywords : language attitudes; language attitudes toward English accents; stereotypes; native English speakers’ accent evaluations; social attractiveness; social status; social class; character roles; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This paper examined the language attitudes of native English speakers recruited from Reddit toward two native and two non-native English accents by applying the verbal-guise technique and using speech audio files from The Speech Accent Archive (Weinberger, 2017). The two native English accents are General American and Received Pronunciation. READ MORE

4. 8. Second language teachers’ and students’ attitudes toward World Englishes : Factors of comprehensibility and accent perception and acceptance

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Cendela Baptiste; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This study aimed to investigate L2 Swedish teachers’ and students’ attitudes towards WE accents. The results suggest that Swedish language teachers have a positive attitude towards diverse English accents despite showing favoritism towards privileged varieties such as AmE and BrE. READ MORE

5. 9. Research in methods for achieving secure voice anonymization : Evaluation and improvement of voice anonymization techniques for whistleblowing

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Erik Hellman; Mattias Nordstrand; [2022]
   Keywords : Voice anonymization; voice deanonymization; data privacy; machine learning; neural networks; whistleblowing; röstanonymisering; röstdeanonymisering; datasäkerhet; maskininlärning; neurala nätverk; visselblåsning;

   Abstract : Safe whistleblowing within companies could give a more transparent and open society, and keeping the whistleblower safe is key, this has led to a new EU Whistleblowing Directive requiring each organization with more than 249 employees to provide an internal channel for whistleblowing before 17 July 2022. A whistleblowing service within an entity should provide secure communication for the organization and its employees. READ MORE

6. 10. GA and RP accents in a verbal guise test: A questionnaire-based study of Swedish upper secondary school students’ language attitudes

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Josefine Wistrand; [2021]
   Keywords : Verbal guise; Language attitude; Behavioural tendencies; Accent; RP; GA;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to use a verbal guise test to investigate Swedish upper secondary school students’ language attitudes toward GA and RP. While research has been conducted on this topic before, few studies have incorporated all three cognitive, affective and conative components of the mentalist approach to language attitude, and even fewer with younger student participants, which are two components the present study included. READ MORE