Mitchell S Sommers
Biographic Data
| ID | 5074352 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mitchell S Sommers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mitchell S |
| FAMILY NAME | Sommers |
| SIGNATURE | SOMMERS M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Washington University in St. Louis |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Effects of Sociophonetic Variability on L2 Vocabulary Learning
Acoustic variability refers to variations in speech that do not alter linguistic content. Previous studies have demonstrated that acoustic variability improves second language (L2) word learning when varying talker, speaking style, or speaking rate but not amplitude or fundamental frequency (Barcroft & Sommers, 2005; Sommers & Barcroft, 2007). The current study examined the effects of region-based sociophonetic variability. In Experiment 1, Engli…
Pupillometry reveals cognitive demands of lexical competition during spoken word recognition in young and older adults
Effects of Referent Token Variability on L2 Vocabulary Learning
Previous research has demonstrated substantially improved second language (L2) vocabulary learning when spoken word forms are varied using multiple talkers, speaking styles, or speaking rates. In contrast, the present study varied visual representations of referents for target vocabulary. English speakers learned Spanish words in formats of no variability (6 repetitions, 1 image of the word referent), moderate variability (2 repetitions each of 3…
Speech Perception as a Talker-Contingent Process
To determine how familiarity with a talker's voice affects perception of spoken words, we trained two groups of subjects to recognize a set of voices over a 9-day period One group then identified novel words produced by the same set of talkers at four signal-to-noise ratios Control subjects identified the same words produced by a different set of talkers The results showed that the ability to identify a talker's voice improved intelligibility of …
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Speech Perception as a Talker-Contingent Process
To determine how familiarity with a talker's voice affects perception of spoken words, we trained two groups of subjects to recognize a set of voices over a 9-day period One group then identified novel words produced by the same set of talkers at four signal-to-noise ratios Control subjects identified the same words produced by a different set of talkers The results showed that the ability to identify a talker's voice improved intelligibility of …
Effects of Referent Token Variability on L2 Vocabulary Learning
Previous research has demonstrated substantially improved second language (L2) vocabulary learning when spoken word forms are varied using multiple talkers, speaking styles, or speaking rates. In contrast, the present study varied visual representations of referents for target vocabulary. English speakers learned Spanish words in formats of no variability (6 repetitions, 1 image of the word referent), moderate variability (2 repetitions each of 3…
Pupillometry reveals cognitive demands of lexical competition during spoken word recognition in young and older adults
Effects of Sociophonetic Variability on L2 Vocabulary Learning
Acoustic variability refers to variations in speech that do not alter linguistic content. Previous studies have demonstrated that acoustic variability improves second language (L2) word learning when varying talker, speaking style, or speaking rate but not amplitude or fundamental frequency (Barcroft & Sommers, 2005; Sommers & Barcroft, 2007). The current study examined the effects of region-based sociophonetic variability. In Experiment 1, Engli…
Psychology (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Phonetics and Phonology Research (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Second Language Acquisition and Learning (2 works) · Vocabulary (2 works) · Vocabulary development (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work)