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A perceptual interference account of acquisition difficulties for non-native phonemes

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ID23329940
AuthorsPaul Iverson (0000-0002-7766-2390, University College London, corresponding author), Patricia K Kuhl (0000-0002-1651-9742, University of Washington), Reiko Akahane-Yamada (Research Organization of Information and Systems), Eugen Diesch (Central Institute of Mental Health), Yoh'ich Tohkura (NTT Basic Research Laboratories), Andreas Kettermann (Technische Universität Berlin), Claudia Siebert (Technische Universität Berlin)
Year2003
Volume87
Issue1
PagesB47-B57
Publication date2003-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCognition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0010-0277 • E-ISSN: 1873-7838
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s0010-0277(02)00198-1
PMID12499111
OpenAlexW1993678946
LanguageEN
Citations received147
References cited38

Categorization · Cognitive psychology · Contrast (vision) · First language · German · Linguistics · Perception · Salience (neuroscience) · Second-language acquisition · Speech perception · Variation (astronomy) · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Language Development and Disorders · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology

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