Deciphering the effects of self-repair on human language and communication. Language production is complex, fast, and fallible. Its latent troubles are a fundamental but understudied constraint on hum

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Deciphering the effects of self-repair on human language and communication. Language production is complex, fast, and fallible. Its latent troubles are a fundamental but understudied constraint on human languages and communication. This project aims to explore the formative effects of troubles with language production by establishing how people self-repair them in conversation. It will examine this subtle yet crucial process using a novel observational approach incorporating important forms of human diversity. Expected outcomes include new knowledge on the multimodal and interactive forces shaping language production and diversity in human communication. Benefits include improved support for Australians who experience language and communication barriers and future strategies to measure human skills and competency.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 4704 - Linguistics. Lead: A/Prof Scott Barnes