Linguistic Processing of Accented Speech Across the Lifespan

In most of the world, people have regular exposure to multiple accents. Therefore, learning to quickly process accented speech is a prerequisite to successful communication. In this paper, we examine work on the perception of accented speech across the lifespan, from early infancy to late adulthood....

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Main Authors: Alejandrina eCristia, Amanda eSeidl, Charlotte eVaughn, Rachel eSchmale, Ann eBradlow, Caroline eFloccia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00479/full