The L2 Spanish Listener Ratings Dataset (L2SLRD)
L2 Spanish speech rated for intelligibility, comprehensibility, and accentedness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21506355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amanda Huensch (0000-0001-6229-3521, University of Pittsburgh), Christopher L Nagle (0000-0003-2712-2705, The University of Texas at Austin) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-21 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Second Language Acquisition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-2631 • E-ISSN: 1470-1545 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0272263126101867 |
| OpenAlex | W7167501054 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
This data report introduces the L2 Spanish Listener Ratings Dataset (L2SLRD, https://osf.io/67nm4/) and comprises two main types of data: (a) second language (L2) oral data from English first language (L1) learners of L2 Spanish at varying proficiency from two institutions in the US ( n = 42), and (b) listener ratings of that data from L1 Spanish speakers ( n = 201). The data were initially collected to examine intelligibility, comprehensibility, and accentedness in L2 Spanish, focusing on listener judgments of L2 speech, but have the potential to be used for a wide range of new analyses, particularly those focused on exploring listener characteristics that influence speech rating. After providing a thorough description of the dataset, including information about data collection waves, coding, preparation, and previous analyses on subsets, descriptive statistics are presented along with an example analysis that demonstrates just one of the many potential uses of the L2SLRD. We continue by providing suggestions for ways in which the dataset could be used for future inquiry both “as is” and with additional coding or data collection. We conclude with recommendations for researchers interested in sharing data publicly in the future based on our reflections on challenges faced while preparing this dataset
Active listening · Data collection · Descriptive statistics · Language proficiency · Second language · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Speech Recognition and Synthesis
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |