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August 13, 2026Open Access

Um to Kuan: Cognitive Load and Verbal Fillers in Multilingual Speech

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MBMelophyl C. BaguioAteneo de Zamboanga University

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Overview

Mixed-method study examines cognitive load effects on verbal fillers in multilingual academic speech contexts.

Key Points

  • This research explores the role of verbal fillers in multilingual speech, focusing on cognitive processing and communicative competence.
  • Descriptive mixed-method design with dual-stage sampling
  • Recorded spontaneous speech from 70 first-year undergraduate students
  • Analyzed qualitative data from Focus Group Discussions
  • Unlexicalized, non-word fillers like 'um' (frequency 69) and 'uh' (frequency 68) were predominant
  • Localized placeholders 'Ano o' (frequency 9) and 'Kuan o' (frequency 2) appeared in English speech
  • Participants identified nervousness and processing time needs as key triggers for disfluencies

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Melophyl C. Baguio (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d768a2b0e0cff3f63fec6https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21873583
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