Reported Use of Second-Language Speech Accommodation in Everyday Interactions: The Role of Individual Differences.

Background: Proficient speakers of a language often accommodate less proficient speakers during conversation to facilitate comprehension, but information about factors such as personality and language experience that may shape how speakers perceive accommodation is limited.

Purpose: We developed an online questionnaire to clarify the use of speech accommodation in relation to individual differences in anxiety, personality, and English proficiency.

Method: Using Qualtrics Panels for recruitment, we surveyed a representative sample of second-language (L2) English speakers ( = 201) and first-language (L1) English speakers ( = 192) across the United States.

Perception of speaker sincerity in complex social interactions by cochlear implant users.

Understanding insincere language (sarcasm and teasing) is a fundamental part of communication and crucial for maintaining social relationships. This can be a challenging task for cochlear implant (CIs) users who receive degraded suprasegmental information important for perceiving a speaker's attitude. We measured the perception of speaker sincerity (literal positive, literal negative, sarcasm, and teasing) in 16 adults with CIs using an established video inventory.