Rhythmic cues and possible-word constraints in Japanese speech segmentation
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Issues concerning word recognition for speakers of the Japanese language are examined. Topics include how Japanese differs from Indo-European languages; the importance of vowel and consonant contexts; and experimental support for the theory of lexical segmentation.
Publication Name: Journal of Memory and Language
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0749-596X
Year: 2001
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Processing resyllabified words in French
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The ability of French listeners to recognize vowel-initial words in liaison environment was analyzed. It was observed that the subtle, subphonemic cues to their intention that speakers provided assisted the listeners in spoken word recognition.
Publication Name: Journal of Memory and Language
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0749-596X
Year: 2003
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Lexical competition in non-native spoken-word recognition
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Lexical competition in non-native spoken-word recognition is examined through four eye-tracking experiments. One of its two conclusions is that lexical completion is greater for non-native than for native listeners.
Publication Name: Journal of Memory and Language
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0749-596X
Year: 2004
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