Like its predecessor, the revised Speech Learning Model (SLM-r) focuses on the learning of
L2 vowels and consonants (or “sounds,” for short) across the life-span. To define the context …

The goal of this review article is to redefine what the mismatch negativity (MMN) component
of event-related potentials reflects in auditory scene analysis, and to provide an overview of …

Speech perception requires rapid integration of acoustic input with context-dependent
knowledge. Recent methodological advances have allowed researchers to identify …

This article is a critical research synthesis of 32 studies that used the High Variability
Phonetic Training (HVPT) technique to teach learners to better perceive and produce L2 …

Early changes in infants' ability to perceive native and nonnative speech sound contrasts are
typically attributed to their developing knowledge of phonetic categories. We critically …

This study investigates the effect of L2 (Spanish) use on Catalan–Spanish bilinguals' ability
to accurately perceive and produce two contrastive native Catalan vowel …

Combining the World Englishes framework with First Language Acquisition methodology,
this book investigates children's acquisition of L1 English in the context of multilingual …

Is it true that we learn better what we like? Current neuroaesthetic and neurocomputational
models of aesthetic appreciation postulate the existence of a correlation between aesthetic …

This article synthesizes the conclusions of the empirical studies in this special issue and
outlines key questions in future research. The research reported in this volume has identified …

This study explores how individuals' second language cue weighting strategies change over
time and across different contrasts. The study investigates the developmental changes in …