Overnight consolidation promotes generalization across talkers in the identification of nonnative speech sounds

• DOI: 10.1121/1.4903918
• Publication Date: 2014-12-19T19:59:33Z
• Authors: F. Sayako Earle; Emily B. Myers
• Keywords: Identification; Consolidation

This investigation explored the generalization of phonetic learning across talkers following training on a nonnative (Hindi dental and retroflex) contrast. Participants were trained in two groups, either morning or evening. Discrimination identification performance was assessed talker an untrained three times over 24 h training. Results suggest that overnight consolidation promotes identification, but not necessarily discrimination, speech sounds.