Exploring the Sentence Length and Age of Acquisition of Speech Recognition Test Sentences in Dutch, American English, and Canadian French

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the differences betthe age of acquisition (AoA) and sentence length of sentences of the srecognition (SR) tests for adults and children in Dutch, American English, Canadian French. Method: The AoA and sentence length of the sentences of four SR tesadults and children were determined. One-way analyses of variance were formed to assess differences between the tests. Results: The AoA and sentence length of the sentences significantly diffbetween the SR tests for adults. These differences were also found betthe SR tests for children. Conclusions: The AoA and the sentence length differ across the SR tesDutch, American English, and Canadian French. The Dutch sentences hhigher AoA and are longer than the sentences in American English and CanFrench. The effect of the linguistic complexity on sentence repetition accushould be investigated during the development and validation of a Dutch SR for children.