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Is spreekstyl en spreektempo sinonieme? 'n Fonologiese ondersoek
Abstract
Dit word algemeen aanvaar dat spreekstyl en spreektempo sinoniem is. Die resultate van die empiriese ondersoeke wat hier gerapporteer word, wys duidelik daarop dat tempo van spraak (of dit nou gelese of spontane spraak is) van veel groter belang is as die spraakmodus. Die reëltoepassings-waarskynlikheid (RTW) van verskeie fonologiese prosesse is bepaal. Die prosesse geld konsonantskrapping en vokaalreduksie. In Taak 1 is die styl van spraak konstant gehou, maar tempo van spraak is sistematies van laag tot hoog gekontroleer. Die spraakdata wat geanaliseer is, is dié van 120 Afrikaanssprekendes. Om die invloed van spreekstyl in interaksie met spreektempo op die RTW van die fonologiese prosesse te ondersoek, is Taak 2 en Taak 3 ontwerp. In Taak 2 word daar afgewissel tussen twee spreekstyle, genaamd Lees en Spontaan. 'n Soortgelyke analise van die lees van weerberigte deur professionele radiomense is gedoen. In Taak 3 moes 'n storie teen drie tempo's gelees word, waarna die storie spontaan oorvertel moes word. Die resultate van die ondersoeke wat hier gerapporteer word, wys duidelik daarop dat tempo
van spraak (of dit nou gelese of spontane spraak is) van veel groter belang is as die spraakmodus. Die betekenis van hierdie bevindinge vir die fonologie in die algemeen word tot slot uitgelig.
Abstract: Generally phonologists take speech style and speech rate to be synonymous. The research hypothesis of the present study is that the rule application probability (RAP) is directly linked to the rate in which speech is produced, be it read speech or spontaneous speech. The phonological processes under investigation concerned consonant deletion and vowel reduction. We expected the RAP to escalate as rate of speech increases, irrespective of the mode in which the speech was produced. We firstly analysed the read speech of 120 Afrikaans-speaking persons. This speech was
produced in two rates: normal and fast. We calculated the RAP of the four processes mentioned. An analysis of the readings of weather reports and temperature predictions by professional Afrikaans radio presenters is a further support for this. We then conducted two experiments, one comprising a reading and a story-telling task. They also produced a set of test phrases. In the second experiment we controlled both speech rate and mode of production. A story was told by the participants to the experimenter, at the same two rates.
RAP's of each instance were again calculated. The findings very strongly supported our general hypothesis, namely that RAP is governed by speech rate, irrespective of mode of speaking.
Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 2006, 24(2): 217–233
van spraak (of dit nou gelese of spontane spraak is) van veel groter belang is as die spraakmodus. Die betekenis van hierdie bevindinge vir die fonologie in die algemeen word tot slot uitgelig.
Abstract: Generally phonologists take speech style and speech rate to be synonymous. The research hypothesis of the present study is that the rule application probability (RAP) is directly linked to the rate in which speech is produced, be it read speech or spontaneous speech. The phonological processes under investigation concerned consonant deletion and vowel reduction. We expected the RAP to escalate as rate of speech increases, irrespective of the mode in which the speech was produced. We firstly analysed the read speech of 120 Afrikaans-speaking persons. This speech was
produced in two rates: normal and fast. We calculated the RAP of the four processes mentioned. An analysis of the readings of weather reports and temperature predictions by professional Afrikaans radio presenters is a further support for this. We then conducted two experiments, one comprising a reading and a story-telling task. They also produced a set of test phrases. In the second experiment we controlled both speech rate and mode of production. A story was told by the participants to the experimenter, at the same two rates.
RAP's of each instance were again calculated. The findings very strongly supported our general hypothesis, namely that RAP is governed by speech rate, irrespective of mode of speaking.
Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 2006, 24(2): 217–233
