The syllable's differing role in the segmentation of French and English. Cutler, A., Mehler, J., Norris, D., & Segui, J. J Mem Lang, 25(4):385–400, 1986.
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Speech segmentation procedures may differ in speakers of different languages. Earlier work based on French speakers listening to French words suggested that the syllable functions as a segmentation unit in speech processing. However, while French has relatively regular and clearly bounded syllables, other languages, such as English, do not. No trace of syllabifying segmentation was found in English listeners listening to English words, French words, or nonsense words. French listeners, however, showed evidence of syllabification even when they were listening to English words. We conclude that alternative segmentation routines are available to the human language processor. In some cases speech segmentation may involve the operation of more than one procedure.
@Article{Cutler1986,
  author   = {Cutler, Anne and Mehler, Jacques and Norris, Dennis and Segui, Juan},
  journal  = {J Mem Lang},
  title    = {The syllable's differing role in the segmentation of French and English},
  year     = {1986},
  number   = {4},
  pages    = {385--400},
  volume   = {25},
  abstract = {Speech segmentation procedures may differ in speakers of different
	languages. Earlier work based on French speakers listening to French
	words suggested that the syllable functions as a segmentation unit
	in speech processing. However, while French has relatively regular
	and clearly bounded syllables, other languages, such as English,
	do not. No trace of syllabifying segmentation was found in English
	listeners listening to English words, French words, or nonsense words.
	French listeners, however, showed evidence of syllabification even
	when they were listening to English words. We conclude that alternative
	segmentation routines are available to the human language processor.
	In some cases speech segmentation may involve the operation of more
	than one procedure.},
}

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