Training Children to Perceive Non-native Lexical Tones: Tone Language Background, Bilingualism, and Auditory-Visual Information

Training Children to Perceive Non-native Lexical Tones: Tone Language Background, Bilingualism, and Auditory-Visual Information

This study investigates the role of language background and bilingual status in the perception of foreign lexical tones. Eight groups of participants, consisting of children of 6 and 8 years from one of four language background (tone or non-tone) × bilingual status (monolingual or bilingual)—Thai mo...

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Main Authors: Benjawan Kasisopa, Lamya El-Khoury Antonios, Allard Jongman, Joan A. Sereno, Denis Burnham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
lexical tone
auditory-visual
speech perception
bilingualism
perceptual attunement
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01508/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01508/full

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