# Simon Fraser University Speech Error Database – English (SFUSED English): Methods and Design

## TL;DR

The SFUSED English database is a large collection of speech errors from spontaneous speech, created using standardized methods in linguistics.

## Contribution

It introduces the first large-scale database of speech errors with detailed construction standards and linguistic adherence.

## Key findings

- SFUSED English is built from spontaneous speech recordings with systematic classification and markup.
- The database adheres to psycholinguistic and English linguistic standards for quality and consistency.
- Additional resources and the full database are publicly accessible on the OSF repository.

## Abstract

SFUSED English (Simon Fraser University Speech Error Database – English) is the first large scale database of speech errors developed from audio recordings of spontaneous speech. This article describes the structure of the database and the standards used to construct it, including collection and classification methods, record mark-up, data quality measures, and adherence to standard practices in psycholinguistics and English linguistics. Additional information on these methods and the entire database are available on the OSF repository: https://osf.io/8c9rg/.