Assimilation of L2 vowels to L1 phonemes governs L2 learning in adulthood – A behavioral and ERP study

Assimilation of L2 vowels to L1 phonemes governs L2 learning in adulthood – A behavioral and ERP study

According to the Perceptual Assimilation Model (PAM), acoustic similarity/dissimilarity between sounds of the second language (L2) and the native language (L1) governs L2 learnability in adulthood and predicts L2 sound perception by naïve listeners. We performed behavioral and neurophysiological exp...

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Main Authors: Mirko eGrimaldi, Bianca eSisinni, Barbara eGili Fivela, Sara eInvitto, Donatella eResta, Paavo eAlku, Elvira eBrattico
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
mismatch negativity (MMN)
Event-related potentials
adult phoneme perception
foreign language acquisition
L2 classroom learning
vowel perception
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00279/full

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