When intake exceeds input: Language specific perceptual illusions induced by L1 prosodic constraints

International Journal of Bilingualism

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-27

  Matthews, John ^a   Brown, Cynthia ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

L2 phonology; perception; prosodic interference

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248712815     PISSN: 13670069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13670069040080010201     Document Type: Article

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