The effect of speech rate on easy language audios comprehension

Easy Language is a simplified language variety designed to make information more comprehensible for diverse target groups, including individuals with intellectual disabilities, second-language learners, and those with neurocognitive disorders. Although certain guidelines and standards of Easy Langua...

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Autores: Pujadas Farreras, Marina|||0000-0002-8453-1583, Machuca Ayuso, María Jesús|||0000-0003-4377-288X
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Palavra-chave:Easy language
Intellectual disability
L2 learners
Listening comprehension
Prosody
Speech rate
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spelling The effect of speech rate on easy language audios comprehensionPujadas Farreras, Marina|||0000-0002-8453-1583Machuca Ayuso, María Jesús|||0000-0003-4377-288XEasy languageIntellectual disabilityL2 learnersListening comprehensionProsodySpeech rateEasy languageListening comprehensionL2 learnersIntellectual disabilityProsodyEasy Language is a simplified language variety designed to make information more comprehensible for diverse target groups, including individuals with intellectual disabilities, second-language learners, and those with neurocognitive disorders. Although certain guidelines and standards of Easy Language give some recommendations regarding prosodic aspects, these have not yet been tested with the target user groups considered in this study. This study investigates the impact of speech rate on comprehension of Easy Language audios in Catalan, as well as the acceptability of different speech rates and users' preferences. Three participant groups were involved: individuals with intellectual disabilities, neurotypical second-language learners, and a neurotypical control group. Four distinct speech rates were assessed (130 wpm, 150 wpm, 170 wpm, and 190 wpm). The results indicated that speech rate had no significant effect on comprehension across any group. However, it is important to highlight that all three groups agreed that 150 wpm was the most acceptable speed, and it was also among the most preferred speeds. 22025-01-0120252025-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/318803https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.langcom.2025.07.005reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 PID2022-137058NB-I00Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003030 2021/SGR-00077Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003030 2022/FI_B-00097open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:3188032026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The effect of speech rate on easy language audios comprehension
title The effect of speech rate on easy language audios comprehension
spellingShingle The effect of speech rate on easy language audios comprehension
Pujadas Farreras, Marina|||0000-0002-8453-1583
Easy language
Intellectual disability
L2 learners
Listening comprehension
Prosody
Speech rate
Easy language
Listening comprehension
L2 learners
Intellectual disability
Prosody
title_short The effect of speech rate on easy language audios comprehension
title_full The effect of speech rate on easy language audios comprehension
title_fullStr The effect of speech rate on easy language audios comprehension
title_full_unstemmed The effect of speech rate on easy language audios comprehension
title_sort The effect of speech rate on easy language audios comprehension
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pujadas Farreras, Marina|||0000-0002-8453-1583
Machuca Ayuso, María Jesús|||0000-0003-4377-288X
author Pujadas Farreras, Marina|||0000-0002-8453-1583
author_facet Pujadas Farreras, Marina|||0000-0002-8453-1583
Machuca Ayuso, María Jesús|||0000-0003-4377-288X
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Easy language
Intellectual disability
L2 learners
Listening comprehension
Prosody
Speech rate
Easy language
Listening comprehension
L2 learners
Intellectual disability
Prosody
topic Easy language
Intellectual disability
L2 learners
Listening comprehension
Prosody
Speech rate
Easy language
Listening comprehension
L2 learners
Intellectual disability
Prosody
description Easy Language is a simplified language variety designed to make information more comprehensible for diverse target groups, including individuals with intellectual disabilities, second-language learners, and those with neurocognitive disorders. Although certain guidelines and standards of Easy Language give some recommendations regarding prosodic aspects, these have not yet been tested with the target user groups considered in this study. This study investigates the impact of speech rate on comprehension of Easy Language audios in Catalan, as well as the acceptability of different speech rates and users' preferences. Three participant groups were involved: individuals with intellectual disabilities, neurotypical second-language learners, and a neurotypical control group. Four distinct speech rates were assessed (130 wpm, 150 wpm, 170 wpm, and 190 wpm). The results indicated that speech rate had no significant effect on comprehension across any group. However, it is important to highlight that all three groups agreed that 150 wpm was the most acceptable speed, and it was also among the most preferred speeds.
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