Speaking rate perception in the Spanish of Merida (Venezuela)
Keywords:
speech perception, speech rate, Spanish speak in MeridaAbstract
This is a pilot study that aims at approaching to the phenomenon of speaking rate perception in the Spanish of Mérida. The objective was to identify the minimum increments of stimulus that help distinguishing normal, low and high speaking rates. Two perception tests (identification test and ABX discrimination test) were applied to 119 informants from twenty to forty years of age. Results show that listeners are able to categorize and discriminate between different types of speaking rate and that it is possible to identify the minimal perceptible differences that divide the speaking rates in the Spanish of Mérida across perceptive analysis.
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