phonological perception in Japanese speakers

[cnarayan at umich.edu]

If you're looking for literature on the effects of phonetic context on 
/r,l/ perception by Japanese adults, I would start with Logan, Lively, 
and Pisoni (1991); Lively, Pisoni and Logan (1993); Lively, et al. 
(1993, 1994).  All of these have appeared in JASA. Also, check out the 
Pisoni chapter in "Speech Perception and Linguistic Experience" 
(Ed.W.Strange, 1995).

This stuff is pretty old, but a good place to start!

-chandan


Quoting Carolyn Chaney <cchaney at sfsu.edu>:

> Hi friends,
>
> I have a student who wants to investigate how context helps Japanese 
> speakers disambiguate among similar sounds (e.g., /r,l/).  I thought 
> I remembered a recent mention of a study in which Japanese speakers 
> who produced /r,l/ distinctions persisted in having perceptual 
> confusions.  But I didn't make note of the study.  Does anyone know 
> of this study or any that show the help that context plays in making 
> perceptual decisions?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Carolyn Chaney
>
>
>
>



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chandan r. narayan
dept. of linguistics
university of michigan
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