M. Luisa Garcia Lecumberri|Martin Cooke
Effect of masker type on native and non-native consonant perception in noise
University of the Basque Country|University of Sheffield
spoken communication nonnative language especially difficult presence noise study compared english spanish listeners perceptions english intervocalic consonants function masker type three maskers stationary noise multitalker babble competing speech provided varying amounts energetic informational masking competing english spanish speech maskers used examine effect masker language nonnative performance fell short native listeners quiet larger performance differential found masking conditions groups performed better competing speech stationary noise suffered babble since babble less effective energetic masker stationary noise results suggest nonnative listeners adversely affected energetic informational masking strong correlation found nonnative performance quiet degree deterioration noise suggesting nonnative phonetic category learning fragile small effect language background evident english listeners performed better competing speech spanish