Perceptual Flexibility for Speech: What Are the Pros and Cons?
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Brain and Language
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Citation
Publication Date
6-2022
Abstract
How listeners handle acoustic-phonetic variability during spoken language processing is a fundamental question in the field of speech perception. A robust behavioral literature describes ways in which humans adapt their perception to accommodate idiosyncratic, or foreign-accented, speech -- or how we learn to attend to new phonetic cues, as may be important for learning a different language. And yet, we are still in the early stages of understanding the neurocognitive mechanisms that underlie group-level or individual differences in perceptual flexibility. This special issue focuses on how contextual information and acoustic-phonetic input interacts with neurocognitive factors that shape the boundaries of speech-perceptual flexibility. By providing a venue for cross-talk between various stakeholders, this collection sheds light on common themes and patterns--as well as on important differences--across a wide variety of languages and methodologies, and across pediatric and adult populations.
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DOI
10.1016/j.bandl.2022.105109
Citation Details
Sayako Earle, F., & Quam, C. (2022). Perceptual flexibility for speech: What are the pros and cons? Brain and Language, 229, 105109. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BANDL.2022.105109