Successful second language pronunciation learning is linked to domain-general auditory processing rather than music aptitude
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Language aptitude for pronunciation in advanced second language (L2) learners: behavioural predictors and neural substrates.
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عنوان ژورنال: Second Language Research
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0267-6583,1477-0326
DOI: 10.1177/0267658320978493