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April 1, 2026Open Access

Segmental Duration as a Cue for Assimilation Compensation in Japanese Perception of English

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MNMori Naoya

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Overview

Study investigates segmental duration's impact on Japanese listeners' perception of assimilated English sounds, indicating language influence.

Key Points

  • This study aims to identify the minimal segmental duration needed for Japanese listeners to effectively perceive assimilated English sounds.
  • Conducted an experiment with English sentences featuring assimilated nasal-final segments.
  • Digitally lengthened segments in six incremental steps to test duration sensitivity.
  • Measured reaction times of Japanese listeners when processing the sentences.
  • No significant differences in reaction times across the varying duration levels were found.
  • Japanese listeners require segmental durations close to their native moraic length to perceive sound facilitation.

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Mori Naoya (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cd7a915652765b073a7c65https://doi.org/10.57375/0002000140
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