Catherine T. Best

List of John Benjamins publications for which Catherine T. Best plays a role.

Articles

Perceptual attunement to native speech begins early in life, becoming the foundation for efficient native word recognition, yet simultaneously constraining perception of non-native segmental contrasts. It is less well understood how these two sides of native listening handle natural phonetic… read more
Best, Catherine T. and Michael D. Tyler 2007 Nonnative and second-language speech perception: Commonalities and complementaritiesLanguage Experience in Second Language Speech Learning: In honor of James Emil Flege, Bohn, Ocke-Schwen and Murray J. Munro (eds.), pp. 13–34 | Article
Language experience systematically constrains perception of speech contrasts that deviate phonologically and/or phonetically from those of the listener’s native language. These effects are most dramatic in adults, but begin to emerge in infancy and undergo further development through at least early… read more
Faber, Alice and Catherine T. Best 1994 The Perceptual Infrastructure of Early Phonological DevelopmentThe Reality of Linguistic Rules, Lima, Susan D., Roberta Corrigan and Gregory Iverson, pp. 261–280 | Article