Table 2.
Number of manner (top) and place (bottom) confusions observed for the four listener groups in the three SNR conditions (0, +5, and +10 dB). Missing values indicate no confusions.
| Manner | 4–5 yrs. | 6–7 yrs. | 8–9 yrs. | Adults | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 dB | 5 dB | 10 dB | 0 dB | 5 dB | 10 dB | 0 dB | 5 dB | 10 dB | 0 dB | 5 dB | 10 dB | |
| ∕b∕-∕v∕ | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| ∕p∕-∕f∕ | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| ∕b∕-∕m∕ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| ∕d∕-∕n∕ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| ∕m∕-∕v∕ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| ∕z∕-∕d∕ | 1 | |||||||||||
| ∕k∕-∕∫∕ | 1 | |||||||||||
| ∕g∕-∕r∕ | 3 | |||||||||||
| ∕z∕-∕l∕ | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total | 25 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
| Place | 0 dB | 5 dB | 10 dB | 0 dB | 5 dB | 10 dB | 0 dB | 5 dB | 10 dB | 0 dB | 5 dB | 10 dB |
| ∕b∕-∕d∕ | 1 | |||||||||||
| ∕p∕-∕t∕ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| ∕b∕-∕g∕ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| ∕p∕-∕k∕ | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| ∕d∕-∕g∕ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| ∕t∕-∕k∕ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| ∕f∕-∕s∕ | 1 | |||||||||||
| ∕s∕-∕∫∕ | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||
| ∕m∕-∕n∕ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| ∕l∕-∕r∕ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 20 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |