Silent Pauses in the Speech of Yemeni EFL Learners
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019 Speaking fluently is characterized not only by the speed of oral delivery but also by the absence of non-fluent pauses. This paper aims at investigating the pausing phenomena in the speech of the Yemeni learners of English. It investigated three aspects of silent pauses, the frequency, the placement and the length.
Abeer Mohammed Al-Ghazali +1 more
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The impact of visible lip movements on silent pauses in simultaneous interpreting [PDF]
Interpreting. International Journal of Research and Practice in Interpreting, 2021 Abstract Simultaneous interpreting requires interpreters to listen to a source text while producing the target text in a second language. In addition, the interpreter needs to process various types of visual input, which may further increase the already high cognitive load.
Gieshoff, Anne Catherine
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Increased self-focus and diminished informativity: referential and structural properties of narrative speech production in borderline personality disorder [PDF]
Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion DysregulationBackground Narrative speech production (NSP), i.e., the conceptualization, linguistic formulation, and articulation of a story, is a multifaceted process underpinned by cognitive functions and mentalization ability, often impaired in individuals with ...
Fanni Felletár +5 more
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Sentence-Level Silent Speech Recognition Using a Wearable EMG/EEG Sensor System with AI-Driven Sensor Fusion and Language Model [PDF]
SensorsSilent speech recognition (SSR) enables communication without vocalization by interpreting biosignals such as electromyography (EMG) and electroencephalography (EEG).
Nicholas Satterlee +5 more
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SILENT PAUSES AND RATE OF ARTICULATION IN THE DISCOURSE OF SITCOM
Discourse and Interaction, 2014 The objective of the present paper is to provide the results of follow-up research into conversations in an episode of the sitcom Friends. The study is based on two selected phonetic features: ungrammatical silent pauses and rate of articulation, in order to substantiate whether these features contribute to the spokenness of the fi lm dialogue in the ...
Bílá, Magdaléna
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Gesture Restrictions effect on Silent Pauses in Emotional Narratives: An Embodied Emotion Perspective. [PDF]
Gestures and silent pauses are integral to the pragmatic, semantic, and temporal organization of speech. However, how gesture inhibition affects silent pauses in emotional context remains unexplored. This study examined how narrative type and gesture conditions affect (a) the distribution of silent pauses [short (250–500 ms), medium (500–1000 ms ...
Jain, Riya, Ojha, Amitash
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Using Video Activity Reports to Support Remote Project-Based Learning [PDF]
Journal of Universal Computer Science, 2023 Distance learning has been expanding. Learner engagement is particularly important in project-based learning (PBL), but the interaction between teacher and learner and the understanding of learner status, including engagement, is not easy.
Kosuke Sasaki, Zhen He, Tomoo Inoue
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Choosing a threshold for silent pauses to measure second language fluency. [PDF]
, 2013 Second language (L2) research often involves analyses of acoustic measures of fluency. The studies investigating fluency, however, have been difficult to compare because the measures of fluency that were used differed widely. One of the differences between studies concerns the lower cut-off point for silent pauses, which has been set anywhere between ...
De Jong, N., Bosker, H.
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Hesitations in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Languages, 2023 Hesitations are often used by speakers in spontaneous speech not only to organise and prepare their speech but also to address any obstacles that may arise during delivery.
Lorraine Baqué, María Jesús Machuca
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Ujian Munaqosyah Mahasiswa PBA IAIN Ponorogo: Analisis Psikolinguistik pada Senyapan dan Kilir Lidah
An Nabighoh, 2022 This paper aims to identify the types of pauses and slips of the tongue that occur in students of PBA IAIN Ponorogo in the Munaqosyah exam and reveal the causal factors. This study uses descriptive qualitative methods.
Jamaluddin Shiddiq +4 more
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