Robinson Gregory C, Stockman Ida J
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Audiology and Speech Pathology Department, Little Rock, AR 72204, USA.
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch. 2009 Apr;40(2):138-49. doi: 10.1044/0161-1461(2008/07-0063). Epub 2008 Oct 24.
This study aimed to determine if the number and type of African American English (AAE) features that are spoken in sentences influence speech-language pathologists' (SLPs') judgments of (a) how noticeable the dialect is (dialect detectability) and (b) how understandable a speaker is to others (comprehensibility).
Certified SLPs with little conversational experience with AAE were recruited from predominantly Caucasian American school districts in Michigan. They listened to sentences that contained varying amounts and types of AAE phonological features. The SLPs rated the sentences on 5-point scales regarding dialect detectability and comprehensibility. The ratings for the different sentences were compared to determine how the variables contributed to the SLPs' judgments of AAE.
Both dialect detectability and comprehensibility ratings were affected by the number of AAE features that were included in the sentences. The types of AAE features consistently affected the comprehensibility ratings but less consistently affected the dialect detectability ratings.
Multiple factors may affect SLPs' perceptions of AAE. The outcomes have both theoretical and practical implications.
本研究旨在确定句子中所使用的非裔美国英语（AAE）特征的数量和类型是否会影响言语语言病理学家（SLP）对以下方面的判断：（a）方言的显著程度（方言可察觉性）；（b）说话者对他人而言的可理解程度（可理解性）。
从密歇根州以白人为主的美国学区招募了与AAE几乎没有对话经验的认证言语语言病理学家。他们听取了包含不同数量和类型的AAE语音特征的句子。言语语言病理学家就方言可察觉性和可理解性，以5分制对句子进行评分。比较不同句子的评分，以确定这些变量如何影响言语语言病理学家对AAE的判断。
方言可察觉性和可理解性评分均受句子中AAE特征数量的影响。AAE特征的类型始终影响可理解性评分，但对方言可察觉性评分的影响不太一致。
多种因素可能会影响言语语言病理学家对AAE的认知。这些结果具有理论和实践意义。
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