One Way or Another: Evidence for Perceptual Asymmetry in Pre-attentive Learning of Non-native Contrasts
Research investigating listeners’ neural sensitivity to speech sounds has largely focused on segmental features. We examined Australian English listeners’ perception and learning of a supra-segmental feature, pitch direction in a non-native tonal contrast, using a passive oddball paradigm and electr...
Main Authors: | Liquan Liu, Jia Hoong Ong, Alba Tuninetti, Paola Escudero |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00162/full |
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