Perceptual distortions in the adaptation of english consonant clusters: Syllable structure or consonantal contact constraints?

Language and Speech

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-52

  Kabak, Bariş ^a   Idsardi, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

L2 speech perception; Perceptual epenthesis; Phonotactics; Syllable structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248333472     PISSN: 00238309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00238309070500010201     Document Type: Article

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