Perceptual Constraints in Phonotactic Learning

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 235-250

  Endress, Ansgar D ^a   Mehler, Jacques ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

artificial grammar learning; language acquisition; perceptual or memory constraints; serial memory; statistical learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PHONETICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PHONETICS; SERIAL LEARNING; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76049088860     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017164     Document Type: Article

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