Speech rhythm in German Learner English: Dataset for "(Re-)viewing the acquisition of rhythm in the light of L2 phonological theories"

This dataset contains tabular files with durational measurements of vowels in connected speech. The data include measurements for 62 German learners of English and 25 native speakers of English (BrE and AmE). In total, 105 vocalic intervals were measured for each speaker, totaling 6509 measurements for learners (1 missing) and 2618 measurements for native speakers (7 missing). The data were elicited with a reading task, where participants read out short dialogues. The German subjects are instructional-setting learners ranging from grade 5 (age: 11) to university. They are predominantly from northern Bavaria and represent a broad range of proficiency levels. Pronunciation ability was assessed with a foreign accent rating.

本数据集包含了连续语音中元音时长测量的表格文件。数据涵盖了62名德国英语学习者以及25名英语（英式和美式）母语者的测量结果。每位演讲者均测量了105个音节间隔，总计学习者测量6509次（缺失1次），母语者测量2618次（缺失7次）。数据通过阅读任务收集，参与者朗读简短对话。德国受试者属于教学环境中的学习者，年龄从5年级（11岁）至大学阶段不等，主要来自巴伐利亚北部，代表了广泛的熟练程度。发音能力通过外国口音评级进行评估。