Statistical distributions of consonant variants in infant-directed speech: Evidence that /t/ may be exceptional

Statistical distributions of phonetic variants in spoken language influence speech perception for both language learners and mature users. We theorized that patterns of phonetic variant processing of consonants demonstrated by adults might stem in part from patterns of early exposure to statistics o...

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Main Authors: Bergeson, T.R (Author), Dilley, L. (Author), Gamache, J. (Author), Houston, D.M (Author), Wang, Y. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academic Press 2019
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