The role of native-language knowledge in the perception of casual speech in a second language

Casual speech processes, such as /t/-reduction, make word recognition harder. Additionally, word-recognition is also harder in a second language (L2). Combining these challenges, we investigated whether L2 learners have recourse to knowledge from their native language (L1) when dealing with casual-s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Holger eMitterer, Annelie eTuinman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
L2
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00249/full