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ERIC Number: EJ595712
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0277
Online Processing of Native and Non-Native Phonemic Contrasts in Early Bilinguals.
Sebastian-Galles, Nuria; Soto-Faraco, Salvador
Cognition, v72 n2 p111-23 Sep 30 1999
Compared online processing of Catalan phonemic contrasts in Spanish-dominant and Catalan-dominant Catalan-Spanish bilingual undergraduate students. Results supported hypothesis that L1 (first language) shapes the perceptual system at early stages of development in such a way that it will determine the perception of nonnative phonemic contrasts, even if there is extensive and early exposure to L2 (second language). (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, College Students, Language Processing, Phonemes, Phonetics, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Catalan; Phonological Skills