Soundscape assessment: Towards a validated translation of perceptual attributes in different languages

Aletta, Francesco; Oberman, Tin; Axelsson, Östen; Xie, Hui; Zhang, Yuan; Lau, Siu Kit; Tang, Shiu Keung; Jambrošic, Kristian; de Coensel, Bert; van den Bosch, Kirsten; Aumond, Pierre; Guastavino, Catherine; Lavandier, Catherine; Fiebig, André; Schulte-Fortkamp, Brigitte; Sarwono, Joko; Sudarsono, Anugrah; Astolfi, Arianna; Nagahata, Koji; Jeon, Jin Yong; Jo, Hyun In; Chieng, Julia; Gan, Woon Seng; Hong, Joo Young; Lam, Bhan; Ong, Zhen Ting; Kogan, Pablo; Silva, Enrique Suárez; Manzano, Jerónimo Vida; Yörükoglu, Papatya Nur Dökmeci; Nguyen, Thu Lan; Kang, Jian

Abstract

The recently published ISO/TS 12913-2:2018 standard aims to provide researchers and practitioners around the world with a reliable questionnaire for soundscape characterization. The ISO Technical Specifications report protocols and attributes grounded in the soundscape literature, but only includes an English version. The applicability and reliability of these attributes in non-English speaking regions remains an open question, as research investigating translations of soundscape attributes is limited. To address this gap, an international collaboration was initiated with soundscape researchers from all over the world. Translation into 15 different languages, obtained through focus groups and panels of experts in soundscape studies, are proposed. The main challenges and outcomes of this preliminary exercise are discussed. The long-term objective is to validate the proposed translations using standardized listening experiments in different languages and geographical regions as a way to promote a widespread use of the soundscape attributes, both in academia and practice, across locations, populations and languages.

Citation

Aletta, F., Oberman, T., Axelsson, Ö., Xie, H., Zhang, Y., Lau, S. K., Tang, S. K., Jambrošic, K., de Coensel, B., van den Bosch, K., Aumond, P., Guastavino, C., Lavandier, C., Fiebig, A., Schulte-Fortkamp, B., Sarwono, J., Sudarsono, A., Astolfi, A., Nagahata, K., Jeon, J. Y., …Kang, J. (2020, August). Soundscape assessment: Towards a validated translation of perceptual attributes in different languages. Presented at INTER-NOISE 2020, Seoul, South Korea

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: INTER-NOISE 2020
• Start Date: Aug 23, 2020
• End Date: Aug 26, 2022
• Acceptance Date: May 24, 2020
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2020
• Deposit Date: Jul 11, 2022
• Publisher: Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA
• Pages: 3137-3146
• Book Title: INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings 2020
• ISBN: 9788994021362
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4015669
• Publisher URL: https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/ince/incecp/2020/00000261/00000003/art00018
• Related Public URLs: http://internoise2020.org/