Pronunciation Survey 2020

Description

  • This questionnaire concerns the English words for which pronunciation is debatable, or for which usage is divided. You may also be asked to read some short sentences.
  • There will be 358 words and sentences, divided into three sections.
  • It will take 10-15 minutes to finish each section.
  • At the end of each section, you will be asked if you would like to go on to the next section.
  • Your recordings will be uploaded on our website Sounds of Englishes within a month.

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    • and
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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.
    Good: Silence before and after the word, falling intonation.
    Bad: Rising intonation.
    Bad: Noise before the word.
    Bad: Noise after the word.
Click the speaker icons
and listen to the examples.

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).

Would you like to go on to the next section?

(You do not have to enter your personal data again. )

You can skip the previous section by accessing the following link, but for a privacy reason, please understand that you will be asked to enter your personal data again.
When you come back, you will be identified as a different person with the same language background, gender, and the birth year. If it is OK, please save the link below and come back later.
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End of the survey

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

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

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