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Title: | A Model of the Interplay of Speech Perception and Phonology |
Authors: | Elizabeth Hume, Keith Johnson |
Comment: | 17 pages, 5 figures |
Length: | 17 |
Abstract: | A Model of the Interplay of Speech Perception and Phonology Elizabeth Hume and Keith Johnson Ohio State University Do human auditory perceptual abilities shape language sound structures? If so, what aspects of phonology may be driven by perception, and how should perceptually driven processes be captured in linguistic theory? These and similar questions have come to the forefront of linguistic research in the last decade because the technology used in speech perception research has become much more widely available and portable, and because developments in constraint-based theories of phonology have made it possible to incorporate 'perceptual constraints' in linguistic grammars. In this paper we present a range of evidence, including new work from our lab, pointing to the influence of language sound structures on speech perception, as well as the influence of speech perception on phonological systems. With this as a basis,we propose a model that we take as a starting point for the study of the interplay of speech perception and phonology, defined to include the cognitive and formal representatons of phonological systems. The aim of this paper is to situate the study of the interplay of these two domains in a broader context - taking into account other factors such as speech production, linguistic cognition and social influence. To appear in: E. Hume & K. Johnson (eds.), The Role of Speech Perception in Phonology. New York: Academic Press. |
Type: | Paper/tech report |
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Article: | Version 1 |