Honors Program Theses

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Open Access Honors Program Thesis

First Advisor

Todd Bohnenkamp, Honors Thesis Advisor, Communication Sciences & Disorders

Keywords

Bilingualism; Respiration;

Abstract

This investigation explored respiratory differences between a speaker’s first language (L1) and second language (L2) during spontaneous and scripted speech in six adult bilingual speakers (two native bilingual speakers and four non-native bilingual speakers). Respiratory kinematic data using Respitrace respiratory inductance plethysmography and acoustic recordings were collected during five tasks: tidal breathing at rest, scripted speech in L1, spontaneous speech in L1, scripted speech in L2, and spontaneous speech in L2. Results indicated a significant interaction effect between proficiency and syllables produced during spontaneous speech, but no other significant differences were found among inspiratory/expiratory duration, task, proficiency or language. The data provides insight into how a higher cognitive-linguistic load of speaking in a second language may affect speech breathing and contributes to the existing pool of knowledge on monolingual cognitive-linguistic demands and speech breathing.

Year of Submission

5-2020

Department

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

University Honors Designation

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors

Date Original

5-2020

Object Description

1 PDF file (26 pages)

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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