Pronunciation Survey 2024

Description

  • The purpose of this survey is to collect sound data of World Englishes.
  • There will be 60 words and 28 short sentences.
  • It will take 15-20 minutes to complete the survey.
  • Please complete all the recordings at one time.
  • Your recordings will be uploaded on our website Sounds of Englishes within a month.
    • We offer an Amazon gift card worth 500 JPY or 4.00 USD or 3.00 GBP to participants who complete the survey. 
    Your ID for redeeming the gift will be shown at the end of this survey page.

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    • and
  • make sure you are in a quiet environment.

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Introduction

Please start your recording with the following passage.
*For your origin, please refer to the language background that has most strongly affected your English accent.

Introduction passage

I am originally from (REGION, COUNTRY of your origin*).
I tend to speak English with a(n) (DIALECT / LANGUAGE) accent.
I was born in (YEAR).

Click "Record" for recording the introduction passage.
Click "Stop" after recording the passage and check the automatic playback.
Click "Re-play" for listening to the playback again (if necessary).
Click "Re-record" for recording the same passage (if necessary).

Recording Instruction (words)

  • You will be asked to read the words as you usually pronounce them.
  • Please do NOT touch the keyboard or mouse until you have finished reading each word completely.
  • Please read the words with a falling intonation, as if they are at the end of the affirmative sentences.
    Click the speaker icons
    and listen to the examples.
    Good: Silence before and after the word, falling intonation.
    Bad: Rising intonation.
    Bad: Noise before the word.
    Bad: Noise after the word.

Recording

／
Read this word.

(If you do not know the word, say “I don’t know.”)

Help

Click "Record" for recording the word.
Click "Stop" after recording the word and check the automatic playback.
Click "Re-play" for listening to the playback again (if necessary).
Click "Re-record" for recording the same word (if necessary).

Recording Instruction (sentences)

Starting from the next page, you will be asked to read the sentences to express the feelings described on each page.

For example, different ways of saying “Excuse me” will show different feelings.

Click the speaker icons
and listen to the examples.

Recording

／
Read this sentence.
Express your feeling:
Help

Click "Record" for recording the sentence.
Click "Stop" after recording the sentence and check the automatic playback.
Click "Re-play" for listening to the playback again (if necessary).
Click "Re-record" for recording the same sentence (if necessary).

End of the survey

This is the end of the survey. Thank you for your time!

Your ID: B0007_xxx

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  3. Enter the email address you gave us at the beginning of this survey.
  4. Select your preference for the gift card (JPY 500 or USD 4.00 or GBP 3.00).
  • The gift card will be sent to you within a month after the recordings are checked for duplication.
  • This offer is open to up to 100 participants for completing the survey. 
  • Your recordings will be uploaded on our website Sounds of Englishes within a month.
  • If you have any questions, please email Prof. Noriko Nakanishi at
    nakanisi@gc.kobegakuin.ac.jp