The Effect of Diverse Linguistic Experience on Second Language-Accented English Sentence Recognition Among Monolingual and Spanish-English Bilingual Children and Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This project evaluates whether diverse linguistic experience influences second language (L2)-accented English sentence recognition in Spanish-English bilingual and English monolingual school-age children and adults.

Method

Four groups of participants completed the study: 22 Spanish-English bilingual school-age children, 21 English monolingual school-age children, 19 Spanish-English bilingual adults, and 19 English monolingual adults. Participants completed English sentence recognition and English language testing. Sentence recognition was assessed in speech-shaped noise at ascending target-to-masker ratios in three accent conditions: Korean (unfamiliar to all), Midland (familiar to all), and Spanish (familiar to the bilingual group). Speech recognition thresholds ass

SUBMITTER: Cowan TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12911316 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature