Noise-induced differences in the complexity of spoken language.

Q J Exp Psychol (Hove) · 2023 · PMC10280673 · PMID 36053158

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If speakers were streamlining their speech in noise to benefit the listener, we would expect speakers to produce fewer hedges in noise. Although results from the LMM did reveal participants produced fewer hedges in noise than in silence (β = 0.41, t = 1.83, p = .07), this effect was marginally significant.

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