Categorical Perception of Porteño Nuclear Accents
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By applying the categorical perception (CP) paradigm complemented by measurements of reaction time (RT), we provide evidence for a categorical scaling contrast in the nuclear position of utterances with narrowly focused constituents in Argentinean Porteño-Spanish. While the tritonal accent L+H*+L is perceived as signaling contrast, L* is interpreted as its neutral counterpart.
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تاریخ انتشار 2011