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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Autores: Díaz, Begoña, Cordero, Gaël, Hoogendoorn, Joyce, Sebastian-Galles, Nuria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
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:20.500.12328/3444
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12328/3444
https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1008963
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave: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
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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.