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Effects of phonetic training and cognitive aptitude on the perception and production of non-native speech contrasts

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Effects of phonetic training and cognitive aptitude on the perception and production of non-native speech contrasts. / Correia, Susana; Rato, Anabela; Ge, Yuxin et al.
In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Vol. 47, No. 1, 01.03.2025, p. 440-457.

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Correia, S, Rato, A, Ge, Y, Fernandes, JD, Kachlicka, M, Saito, K & Rebuschat, P 2025, 'Effects of phonetic training and cognitive aptitude on the perception and production of non-native speech contrasts', Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 440-457. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0272263124000548

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Correia, S., Rato, A., Ge, Y., Fernandes, J. D., Kachlicka, M., Saito, K., & Rebuschat, P. (2025). Effects of phonetic training and cognitive aptitude on the perception and production of non-native speech contrasts. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 47(1), 440-457. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0272263124000548

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Correia S, Rato A, Ge Y, Fernandes JD, Kachlicka M, Saito K et al. Effects of phonetic training and cognitive aptitude on the perception and production of non-native speech contrasts. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 2025 Mar 1;47(1):440-457. Epub 2025 Feb 5. doi: 10.1017/s0272263124000548

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Correia, Susana ; Rato, Anabela ; Ge, Yuxin et al. / Effects of phonetic training and cognitive aptitude on the perception and production of non-native speech contrasts. In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 2025 ; Vol. 47, No. 1. pp. 440-457.

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