This study examined how the phonetic details of the phonological systems for two different native language listener groups interact with their perception of the phonetic details of three nonnative consonant contrasts. Current theoretical models of cross-language and second language speech perception are evaluated by relating native Italian and native Danish listeners’ perceptual assimilation of audio tokens of English /b v w ð/ to how well the two groups discriminate the corresponding English contrasts /b/-/v/, /w/-/v/, and /ð/-/v/. Results indicate some support for the models, but also performance differences between the groups that are unexpected by any existing models. Implications for existing hypotheses about non-native speech perception are discussed.

Böhn O., Best C., Avesani C., Vayra M. (2011). Perceiving through the lens of native phonetics: Italian and Danish listeners’ perception of English consonant contrasts. HONG KONG : City University of Hong Kong.

Perceiving through the lens of native phonetics: Italian and Danish listeners’ perception of English consonant contrasts

VAYRA, MARIO
2011

Abstract

This study examined how the phonetic details of the phonological systems for two different native language listener groups interact with their perception of the phonetic details of three nonnative consonant contrasts. Current theoretical models of cross-language and second language speech perception are evaluated by relating native Italian and native Danish listeners’ perceptual assimilation of audio tokens of English /b v w ð/ to how well the two groups discriminate the corresponding English contrasts /b/-/v/, /w/-/v/, and /ð/-/v/. Results indicate some support for the models, but also performance differences between the groups that are unexpected by any existing models. Implications for existing hypotheses about non-native speech perception are discussed.
2011
Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences
336
339
Böhn O., Best C., Avesani C., Vayra M. (2011). Perceiving through the lens of native phonetics: Italian and Danish listeners’ perception of English consonant contrasts. HONG KONG : City University of Hong Kong.
Böhn O.; Best C.; Avesani C.; Vayra M.
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