@article{ALETTA2024110109,
title = {Soundscape descriptors in eighteen languages: Translation and validation through listening experiments},
journal = {Applied Acoustics},
volume = {224},
pages = {110109},
year = {2024},
issn = {0003-682X},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2024.110109},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003682X24002603},
author = {Francesco Aletta and Andrew Mitchell and Tin Oberman and Jian Kang and Sara Khelil and Tallal Abdel Karim Bouzir and Djihed Berkouk and Hui Xie and Yuan Zhang and Ruining Zhang and Xinhao Yang and Min Li and Kristian Jambrošić and Tamara Zaninović and Kirsten {van den Bosch} and Tamara Lühr and Nicolas Orlik and Darragh Fitzpatrick and Anastasios Sarampalis and Pierre Aumond and Catherine Lavandier and Cleopatra Christina Moshona and Steffen Lepa and André Fiebig and Nikolaos M. Papadakis and Georgios E. Stavroulakis and Anugrah Sabdono Sudarsono and Sugeng Joko Sarwono and Giuseppina Emma Puglisi and Farid Jafari and Arianna Astolfi and Louena Shtrepi and Koji Nagahata and Hyun In Jo and Jin Yong Jeon and Bhan Lam and Julia Chieng and Kenneth Ooi and Joo Young Hong and Sónia {Monteiro Antunes} and Sonia Alves and Maria Luiza {de Ulhoa Carvalho} and Ranny Loureiro Xavier Nascimento Michalski and Pablo Kogan and Jerónimo {Vida Manzano} and Rafael {García Quesada} and Enrique {Suárez Silva} and José Antonio {Almagro Pastor} and Mats E. Nilsson and Östen Axelsson and Woon-Seng Gan and Karn N. Watcharasupat and Sureenate Jaratjarungkiat and Zhen-Ting Ong and Papatya Nur {Dökmeci Yörükoğlu} and Uğur Beyza {Erçakmak Osma} and Thu Lan Nguyen},
keywords = {ISO 12913, Circumplex, Semantic scales, Structural Summary Method (SSM), Adjusted angles},
abstract = {This paper presents the outcomes of the “Soundscape Attributes Translation Project” (SATP), an international initiative addressing the critical research gap in soundscape descriptors translations for cross-cultural studies. Focusing on eighteen languages – namely: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Vietnamese – the study employs a four-step procedure to evaluate the reliability and cross-cultural validity of translated soundscape descriptors. The study introduces a three-tier confidence level system (Low, Medium, High) based on “adjusted angles”, which are a measure proposed to correct the soundscape circumplex model (i.e., the pleasant-eventful space proposed in the ISO 12913 series) of a given language. Results reveal that most languages successfully maintain the quasi-circumplex structure of the original soundscape model, ensuring robust cross-cultural validity. English, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Croatian, Dutch, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish achieve a “High” confidence level. French, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Portuguese, and Vietnamese demonstrate varying confidence levels, highlighting the importance of the preliminary translation. This research significantly contributes to standardized cross-cultural methodologies in soundscape perception research, emphasizing the pivotal role of adjusted angles within the soundscape circumplex model in ensuring the accuracy of dimensions (i.e., attributes) locations. The SATP initiative offers insights into the complex interplay of language and meaning in the perception of environmental sounds, opening avenues for further cross-cultural soundscape research.}
}