Is retroflexion universally perceptible or learning-induced? Discrimination of Norwegian retroflexes by naïve vs. experienced non-native and native listeners

2026/07/26 by Anna Balas, Krzysztof Hwaszcz, Kamil Kaźmierski +1
Psychology · Neuroscience · #Phonetics and Phonology Research #Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism #Categorization, perception, and language

paper · doi:10.1016/j.wocn.2026.101527

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