Testing the Psychological Reality of Phonemes.

Jaeger, Jeri J.

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ERIC Number: EJ233999

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1980

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Testing the Psychological Reality of Phonemes.

Jaeger, Jeri J.

Language and Speech, v23 n3 p233-53 Jul-Sep 1980

Using standard classical conditioning and concept-formation paradigms, research showed that all phones of a phoneme were considered "the same" by linguistically naive speakers. Results also supported the notion of the phoneme as a unit that functions in speech perception. (RL)

Descriptors: Adults, Articulation (Speech), Auditory Perception, Higher Education, Language Acquisition, Language Attitudes, Language Research, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Recognition (Psychology)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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