THE PHONEME AS A BASIC-LEVEL CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FROM ENGLISH
This paper presents the results of a concept formation experiment that provides evidence on the possible existence of a basic-level of taxonomic organization in phonological categories as conceived of by phonetically naïve, native speakers of English. This level is roughly equivalent to the phoneme...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad de Murcia
2006-12-01
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Series: | International Journal of English Studies (IJES) |
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Online Access: | http://revistas.um.es/ijes/article/view/48891 |