Malte Belz
List of John Benjamins publications in which Malte Belz is involved.
Articles
2026 Measuring filler particles in speech fluency: Static and dynamic analyses Journal of Second Language Pronunciation: Online-First Articles | Article
Filler particles (FPs) are used as indicators of fluency in second language (L2) speech research, yet their diverse phonetic exponents and their multifunctionality pose significant methodological challenges. This study critically examines the operationalization and measurement of FPs within the… read more
2017 Fluently disfluent? Pauses and repairs of advanced learners and native speakers of German Segmental, prosodic and fluency features in phonetic learner corpora, Trouvain, Jürgen, Frank Zimmerer, Bernd Möbius, Mária Gósy and Anne Bonneau (eds.), pp. 118–148 | Article
In this article, we explore the disfluencies of advanced learners and native speakers of German in spontaneous speech. We focus on the frequency, form, and place of silent and filled pauses as well as self-repairs. Frequency significantly differs for silent pauses only. As to form, the… read more