The effect of segmental order on fricative labeling by children and adults

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 266-284

  Nittrouer, Susan ^a   Miller, Marnie E ^a   Crowther, Court S ^a   Manhart, Mary Jane ^a  

^a BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PHONETICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0034134234     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03205548     Document Type: Article

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