Lexical Retuning of Children's Speech Perception: Evidence for Knowledge About Words' Component Sounds

Language Learning and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 317-339

  McQueen, James M ^a,b   Tyler, Michael D ^c,d   Cutler, Anne ^a,b,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

^c WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84865350394     PISSN: 15475441     EISSN: 15473341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15475441.2011.641887     Document Type: Article

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