Table 3. Segmental accuracy rates by target consonant and talker group, with overall means by target consonant
Target
Segmental accuracy (%)
Naïve
Novice L2
Advanced L2
L1 Korean
Overall
/ʨ/
35.4
34.0
55.2
70.5
48.8
/ʨʰ/
83.3
83.7
90.6
92.0
87.4
/ʨ*/
78.5
76.0
85.8
97.2
84.4
/s
h
/
32.6
32.3
53.1
81.2
49.8
/s*/
69.1
64.9
56.6
64.0
66.1
L2, second language; L1, native.