Comparing visualization techniques for learning second language prosody: first results

Oliver Niebuhr, Maria Helena Alm, Nathalie Schümchen, Kerstin Fischer

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Abstract

We tested the usability of prosody visualization techniques for second language (L2) learners. Eighteen Danish learners realized target sentences in German based on different visualization techniques. The sentence realizations were annotated by means of the phonological Kiel Intonation Model and then analyzed in terms of (a) prosodic-pattern consistency and (b) correctness of the prosodic patterns. In addition, the participants rated the usability of the visualization techniques. The results from the phonological analysis converged with the usability ratings in showing that iconic techniques, in particular the stylized “hat pattern” visualization, performed better than symbolic techniques, and that marking prosodic information beyond intonation can be more confusing than instructive. In discussing our findings, we also provide a description of the new Danish-German learner corpus we created: DANGER. It is freely available for interested researchers upon request.
Original languageEnglish
JournalINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEARNER CORPUS RESEARCH
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Oct 2017
Externally publishedYes
Publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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