A. Cross-Language Study on the Perception of [r-1] : A Preliminary Report

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The present study has been concerned with the perception of synthetic speechsounds of [r-1] continuum by speakers of different languages. Specifically, the study has examined how the differences of the linguistic function of liquids in English, Spanish, Hindi, Chinese, Korean and Japanese affect the perception of the synthetic continuum and has reported the results of identification and discrimination tests. So far as our subjects were concerned, the results have indicated that different modes of perception appeared depending on the phonemic functions of liquids in each language. The boundary between /r/ and /I/ differed systematically in each language and, as a general trend, the speakers having a phonemic function of /r/ and /I/ showed a categorical mode of perception and differences of linguistic experience cause those of perceptual mode.

Journal

  • Studia phonologica

    Studia phonologica 21 10-19, 1987

    INSTITUTION FOR PHONETIC SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF KYOTO

Details 詳細情報について

  • CRID
    1050001202109201024
  • NII Article ID
    120000892998
  • NII Book ID
    AN00034779
  • ISSN
    03001067
  • HANDLE
    2433/52507
  • Text Lang
    en
  • Article Type
    departmental bulletin paper
  • Data Source
    • IRDB
    • CiNii Articles

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