Assessing Source Speech Difficulty for Research Purposes
Published online: 1 April 2013
https://doi.org/10.1075/forum.11.1.03kra
https://doi.org/10.1075/forum.11.1.03kra
Abstract/Résumé
Cet article a pour but de trouver une méthode convenable pour déterminer le niveau de difficulté du discours original et d`isoler des variables. Il examine des méthodes diverses utilisées pour déterminer des données variables des discours telles que la durée, le débit de la parole, la complexité du discours (déterminé par triangulation des données obtenues par le calcul de saturation de contenu, le test de lisibilité et l`évaluation pesonnelle de l`interprète) et l'accent de l'orateur. Ensuite, l’article essaye de comparer le processus de l'interprètation des trois discours et de déterminer si la qualité de performance correspond au niveau de difficulté des discours. Les résultats montrent que la qualité de performance correspond aux difficultés des discours et que les méthodes utilisées sont applicables pour isoler des variables données et pour déterminer le niveau de difficulté du discours.
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