Discrimination of Segmental and Suprasegmental Phones by Japanese Students Learning English from an Early Age.

Miura, Ichiro

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ERIC Number: EJ529517

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Publication Date: 1996

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Discrimination of Segmental and Suprasegmental Phones by Japanese Students Learning English from an Early Age.

Miura, Ichiro

IRAL, v34 n2 p135-43 May 1996

Reports on the perceptual discrimination of segmental and suprasegmental phones by Japanese learners of English. Results reveal that early learners showed better discrimination performance than normal learners and confirmed the usefulness of learning English at an early age. (16 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Auditory Stimuli, Child Language, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Infants, Listening Comprehension, Phonemes, Second Language Instruction, Secondary School Students, Suprasegmentals

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan

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