One way or another : evidence for perceptual asymmetry in pre-attentive learning of non-native contrasts

• Main Authors: Liu, Liquan, Ong, Jia Hoong, Tuninetti, Alba, Escudero, Paola
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Electroencephalography; Mismatch Negativity
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85186; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45289
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Research investigating listeners’ neural sensitivity to speech sounds has largely focused on segmental features. We examined Australian English listeners’ perception and learning of a supra-segmental feature, pitch direction in a non-native tonal contrast, using a passive oddball paradigm and electr...