Voice Onset Time Transfer Patterns in Assamese-English Bilinguals: Evidence for Asymmetric Cross-Linguistic Influence
The Voice Onset Time (VOT) was examined in word-initial stops produced by thirty Assamese–English bilinguals (15 male, 15 females; aged 18–25 years) to characterise the pattern of cross-linguistic influence (CLI) between a four-way laryngeal system (Assamese)(L1) and a two-way system (English)(L2). Each speaker produce...