Yesterday I was talking to Mark Huckvale about the general belief among
non-linguists that if you include all the sounds that are supposed to be
there (i.e. saying [t e s t m ae tS] instead of [t e s m ae tS] or fully
pronouncing 'and'), but in everything you say, not just random phrases,
speech will be easier to understand. Offhand, we couldn't think of any
evidence that this is true. There are papers on times when people use
hyperarticulation (speaking to children, correcting misperceptions, etc),
but nothing on how easy the speech is to understand if someone
hyperarticulates all the time.
Does anyone have answers or evidence?
Thanks.
Linda Shockey
School of Languages and European Studies
University of Reading
Whiteknights, RG6 6AA
0118 - 378-7469
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