Age of acquisition and proficiency in a second language independently influence the perception of non-native speech

Bilingualism

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 190-201

  Archila Suerte, Pilar ^a   Zevin, Jason ^b   Bunta, Ferenc ^a   Hernandez, Arturo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

age of acquisition; bilingualism; proficiency; sensorimotor; speech

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955195005     PISSN: 13667289     EISSN: 14691841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1366728911000125     Document Type: Article

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