| Research Interests |
My research focuses on second-language speech and communication, and is aimed at understanding how foreign accent, L2 prosody, and non-verbal language affect intelligibility in interactions with or between second-language speakers. I’m particularly interested in investigating how speakers’ use of non-native speech and non-verbal language in the L2 leads to pragmatic failure.
I’m also interested in public speaking and in developing teaching methods for speaking in public based on research on human communication and non-verbal language.
I have carried out extensive research investigating the acoustic, perceptual and aerodynamic characteristics of sound patterns in a variety of languages as part of a goal to explore variation in speech and its relation to linguistic sound change.
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| Research projects |
I'm currently working with Federica Cavicchio on a project investigating the alignment of gestures and intonational boundaries in L2, and with Alice Cravotta on the effects of the use of gestures on voice and prosody.
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| Selected publications |
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- Cravotta, A., Prieto, P., and Busà , M.G. (2021). Exploring the Effects of Encouraging the Use of Gestures on Speech, Speech Communication, Speech Communication, 135, 25-36.
- Notaro, A., Capraro, F., Pesavento, M., Milani, S., and Busà , M.G. (2021). Effectiveness of VR immersive applications for public speaking enhancement, Image Quality and System Performance Conference, IS&T Electronic Imaging 2021, 294-1-6.
- Busà , M.G. (2019). Il Public Speaking: Quale efficacia?, Rivista Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 2-3, 157-171. ISSN: 0033-9725.
- Cravotta, A., Busà , M.G. , Prieto, P.(2019). Effects of Encouraging the Use of Gestures on Speech, Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 62, 9. ISSN: 3204-3219.
- Polyanskaya, L., Busà , M.G. , Ordin, M.(2019). Capturing cross-linguistic differences in macro-rhythm: the case of Italian and English, Language and Speech, ISSN: 0023-8309 | Online ISNN 1756-6053.
- Polyanskaya, L., Ordin, M., and Busà , M.G. (2016). Relative Salience of Speech Rhythm and Speech Rate on Perceived Foreign Accent in a Second Language, Language and Speech , 1-23. eISSN: 17566053 | ISSN: 00238309.
- Busà , M.G. (2015). Teaching learners to communicate effectively in the L2: Integrating body language in the students’ syllabus, Lingue e Linguaggi, 15, 83-98. ISSN 2239-0367, e-ISSN 2239-0359.
- Busà , M.G. (2014).Introducing the Language of the News: A student’s guide, London: Routledge, ISBN: 0415637295
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