Frequency of use and sonority sequencing in first- and second-language consonant cluster perception: facilitation is language-specific

IntroductionExpectations derived from knowledge about the likelihood of different phoneme sequences are an effective cognitive mechanism to make the listening process more efficient. In addition to language-specific distributions, universal principles of well-formedness may play a role, especially i...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Authors:	Sophia Wulfert, Peter Auer, Adriana Hanulíková
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Subjects:	consonant cluster frequency of use phonotactics Sonority Sequencing Principle sublexical speech processing speech perception
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1483046/full