Autistic traits, working memory, and L2 prosodic boundary detection

IF 0.1 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Concentric-Studies in Linguistics Pub Date : 2022-05-02 DOI:10.1075/consl.21040.kuo

C. Kuo

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Abstract

This study aims to examine the roles of second language (L2) learners’ autistic traits and working memory capacity in detecting prosodic boundaries. Forty-six learners of English with Mandarin as their native language completed questionnaires on personality and cognitive assessment – an Autism-Spectrum Quotient questionnaire (AQ) and a Working Memory questionnaire (WM). They also completed a Rapid Prosody Transcription (RPT) task in which they were asked to mark prosodic boundaries produced by Barack Obama in recordings of his Weekly Address. The results revealed that autistic traits and working memory capacity were positively correlated with each other, and attention to detail was the primary predictor for the detection of boundary tones. These findings provide insight into L2 learners’ detection of prosodic boundaries along the autistic traits and working memory capacity continuum and further indicate that EFL instructions should take individual differences into consideration when assessing L2 learners’ performance in listening or comprehension tasks.

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自闭症特征、工作记忆和二语韵律边界检测

本研究旨在考察第二语言学习者的自闭症特征和工作记忆能力在韵律边界检测中的作用。46名以普通话为母语的英语学习者完成了人格和认知评估问卷——自闭症谱系商问卷（AQ）和工作记忆问卷（WM）。他们还完成了快速韵律转录（RPT）任务，在该任务中，他们被要求标记巴拉克·奥巴马在每周讲话录音中产生的韵律界限。结果表明，自闭症特征与工作记忆能力呈正相关，对细节的关注是检测边界音的主要预测因素。这些发现深入了解了二语学习者沿着自闭症特征和工作记忆能力连续体对韵律边界的检测，并进一步表明，在评估二语学习器在听力或理解任务中的表现时，EFL教学应考虑个体差异。

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Concentric-Studies in Linguistics LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS-

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期刊介绍： Concentric: Studies in Linguistics is a refereed, biannual journal, publishing research articles on all aspects of linguistic studies on the languages in the Asia-Pacific region. Review articles and book reviews with solid argumentation are also considered. The journal is indexed in Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Modern Language Association (MLA) Directory of Periodicals, MLA International Bibliography, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA), EBSCOhost, Communication & Mass Media Complete (CMMC), Airiti Library (AL), Taiwan Citation Index-Humanities and Social Sciences, and Taiwan Humanities Citation Index(THCI)-Level 1. First published in 1964 under the title,The Concentric, the journal aimed to promote academic research in the fields of linguistics and English literature, and to provide an avenue for researchers to share results of their investigations with other researchers and practitioners. Later in 1976, the journal was renamed as Studies in English Literature and Linguistics, and in 2001 was further renamed as Concentric: Studies in English Literature and Linguistics. As the quantity of research in the fields of theoretical linguistics, applied linguistics, and English literature has increased greatly in recent years, the journal has evolved into two publications. Beginning in 2004, these two journals have been published under the titles Concentric: Studies in Linguistics and Concentric: Literary and Cultural Studies respectively.