Second-language phoneme learning positively relates to voice recognition abilities in the native language: evidence from behavior and brain potentials

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 discri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Díaz Menéndez, Begoña, 1979-, Cordero, Gaël, Hoogendoorn, Joyce, Sebastián Gallés, Núria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10230/55980
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/55980
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1008963
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:phoneme learning
voice recognition
second-language
event-relate potentials
individual variability
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Sumario: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.