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How do listeners time response articulation when answering questions? The role of speech rate.

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: ?) of questions using time-compression, so that each component was spoken at the natural rate or twice as a fast. Listeners responded earlier when the context was speeded rather than natural, suggesting they used the speaker's context rate to time answer articulation. Additionally, listeners responded earlier when the speaker's final syllable was speeded than natural, regardless of context rate, suggesting they adjusted the timing of articulation after listening to a single syllable produced at a different rate. We replicated this final word effect in Experiment 2, which also showed that our speech rate manipulation did not influence the timing of response preparation. Together, these findings suggest listeners use speech rate information to time articulation when answering questions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition

DOI: 10.1037/xlm0000759

Authors: Ruth E. Corps, Chiara Gambi, Martin J. Pickering

Institutions: University of Edinburgh, Cardiff University

Language: English

Topic: Phonetics and Phonology Research

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Leverhulme Trust, Economic and Social Research Council

Awards: Scottish ESRC Doctoral Training Centre DTC 2011 -, G8919831225