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Golestani, Narly; Zatorre, Robert J. – Brain and Language, 2009
Perceptual training was employed to characterize individual differences in non-native speech sound learning. Fifty-nine adult English speakers were trained to distinguish the Hindi dental-retroflex contrast, as well as a tonal pitch contrast. Training resulted in overall group improvement in the ability to identify and to discriminate the phonetic…
Descriptors: Phonology, Individual Differences, Indo European Languages, Second Language Learning
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Francis, Alexander L.; Driscoll, Courtney – Brain and Language, 2006
We examined the effect of perceptual training on a well-established hemispheric asymmetry in speech processing. Eighteen listeners were trained to use a within-category difference in voice onset time (VOT) to cue talker identity. Successful learners (n = 8) showed faster response times for stimuli presented only to the left ear than for those…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Time, Cues, Auditory Training