Asymmetries in vowel perception

Speech Communication

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 221-231

  Polka, Linda ^a   Bohn, Ocke Schwen ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Infant speech perception; Perceptual asymmetries; Speech development; Vowel perception

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SPEECH ANALYSIS;

INFANT SPEECH PERCEPTION;

SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0038694734     PISSN: 01676393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6393(02)00105-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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