High or low? Comparing high and low-variability phonetic training in adult and child second language learners

Background High talker variability (i.e., multiple voices in the input) has been found effective in training nonnative phonetic contrasts in adults. A small number of studies suggest that children also benefit from high-variability phonetic training with some evidence that they show greater learning...

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Main Authors: Anastasia Giannakopoulou, Helen Brown, Meghan Clayards, Elizabeth Wonnacott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-05-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3209.pdf