Catherine T. Best
List of John Benjamins publications in which Catherine T. Best is involved.
Articles
2015 Devil or angel in the details? Perceiving phonetic variation as information about phonological structure The Phonetics–Phonology Interface: Representations and methodologies, Romero, Joaquín and María Riera (eds.), pp. 3–32 | Article
Perceptual attunement to native speech begins early in life, becoming the foundation for efficient native word recognition, yet simultaneously constraining perception of non-native segmental contrasts. It is less well understood how these two sides of native listening handle natural phonetic… read more
2007 Nonnative and second-language speech perception: Commonalities and complementarities Language Experience in Second Language Speech Learning: In honor of James Emil Flege, Bohn, Ocke-Schwen and Murray J. Munro (eds.), pp. 13–34 | Article
Language experience systematically constrains perception of speech contrasts that deviate phonologically and/or phonetically from those of the listener’s native language. These effects are most dramatic in adults, but begin to emerge in infancy and undergo further development through at least early… read more
1994 The Perceptual Infrastructure of Early Phonological Development The Reality of Linguistic Rules, Lima, Susan D., Roberta Corrigan and Gregory Iverson, pp. 261–280 | Article