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LSLT: Jo Shoemaker (CS) + Erika Exton (HESP)

Time: 
Thursday, March 05, 2020 - 12:30 PM
Location: 
Language Science Center (2130 H.J. Patterson)

Lunch served at 12:15, talk starts at 12:30.

Erika Exton: The 'bilingual baby problem': Identifying code switches in unfamiliar languages

Abstract: Both adults and infants can distinguish between unknown languages on the basis of stress patterns and some phonological cues, but it is unclear how quickly they can do so when a speaker is alternating between languages. The present study explores adults’ ability to identify code switches in unfamiliar languages and considers the effects of language phonological and rhythmic similarity on their ability to do so. Most studies that look at language discrimination by adults present each language separately in an ABX discrimination task, often editing the signal to isolate a single acoustic cue (i.e., syllable duration). This study instead aims to present a naturalistic code-switching scenario in which the speaker is fluent in both languages and asks naive participants to identify whether or not the language switched.

 

Jo Shoemaker: Beyond Bilingual: What Makes a Simultaneous Interpreter?

Abstract: Simultaneous interpretation (SI) is a challenging task that can potentially be made easier with computer assistance. This talk will discuss experiments designed to test the helpfulness of different forms of SI assistance, and compare and contrast results from professional interpreters and untrained bilingual participants.