Perceptual Processing of Partially and Fully Assimilated Words in French

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 193-204

  Snoeren, Natalie D ^a   Segui, Juan ^a   Hallé, Pierre A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

compensation for assimilation; cross modal form priming; voice assimilation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHONETICS; REACTION TIME; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHONETICS; REACTION TIME; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TESTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VOCABULARY;

EID: 39449084115     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.34.1.193     Document Type: Article

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