A semi-automatic assessment of lexical stress patterns in non-native English speech
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https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2018/09/0007/000340Keywords:
semi-automatic assessment, French learners of English, lexical stress models, evaluation grid, multidimensional analysisAbstract
This study investigates the acquisition and assessment of English lexical stress placement by French native speakers. Previous research on the evaluation of stress patterns has been centered on selections of syllables in written words, but little is known about learners’ realizations in a spoken context. We aim to shape methodological criteria to semi-automatically assess auditory stress pattern realizations based on perception tests in read speech. By refining the methodology and running statistical tests, we have been able to find more consistent data to create a more adequate variable to assess L2 learners’ lexical stress proficiency.
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