Second-language phoneme learning positively relates to voice recognition abilities in the native language: Evidence from behavior and brain potentials
Author
Díaz, Begoña
Cordero, Gaël
Hoogendoorn, Joyce
Sebastian-Galles, Nuria
Publication date
2022ISSN
1664-1078
Abstract
Previous studies suggest a relationship between second-language learning and voice recognition processes, but the nature of such relation remains poorly understood. The present study investigates whether phoneme learning relates to voice recognition. A group of bilinguals that varied in their discrimination of a second-language phoneme contrast participated in this study. We assessed participants’ voice recognition skills in their native language at the behavioral and brain electrophysiological levels during a voice-avatar learning paradigm. Second-language phoneme discrimination positively correlated with behavioral and brain measures of voice recognition. At the electrophysiological level, correlations were present at two time windows and are interpreted within the dual-process model of recognition memory. The results are relevant to understanding the processes involved in language learning as they show a common variability for second-language phoneme and voice recognition processes.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
1 - Philosophy. Psychology
159.9 - Psychology
Keywords
Aprenentatge de fonemes
Reconeixement de veu
Segona llengua
Potencials relacionats amb esdeveniments
Variabilitat individual
Aprendizaje de fonemas
Reconocimiento de voz
Segundo idioma
Potenciales relacionados con eventos
Variabilidad individual
Phoneme learning
Voice recognition
Second-language
Event-related potentials
Individual variability
Pages
9
Publisher
Frontiers Media
Collection
13
Is part of
Frontiers in Psychology
Citation
Díaz, Begoña; Cordero, Gaël; Hoogendoorn, Joyce [et al.]. Second-language phoneme learning positively relates to voice recognition abilities in the native language: Evidence from behavior and brain potentials. Frontiers in Psychology, 2022, 13, 1008963. Disponible en: <https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1008963/full>. Fecha de acceso: 14 oct. 2022. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1008963
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