18 Nov 2003 14:46 AR AR207-PS55-06.tex AR207-PS55-06.sgm LaTeX2e(2002/01/18) P1: GCE 10.1146/annurev.psych.55.090902.142028 Annu. Rev. Psychol. 2004. 55:149–79 doi: 10.1146/annurev.psych.55.090902.142028 Copyright c 2004 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved First published online as a Review in Advance on September 15, 2003 SPEECH PERCEPTION Randy L. Diehl Department of Psychology and Center for Perceptual Systems, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712-0187; email:
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[email protected] Lori L. Holt Department of Psychology and Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213; email:
[email protected] Key Words auditory pattern recognition, categorical perception, phonetic context effects, perceptual learning, speech production ■ Abstract This chapter focuses on one of the first steps in comprehending spo- ken language: How do listeners extract the most fundamental linguistic elements— consonants and vowels, or the distinctive features which compose them—from the acoustic signal? We begin by describing three major theoretical perspectives on the perception of speech. Then we review several lines of research that are relevant to distinguishing these perspectives. The research topics surveyed include categorical perception, phonetic context effects, learning of speech and related nonspeech cate- gories, and the relation between speech perception and production. Finally, we describe challenges facing each of the major theoretical perspectives on speech perception. by University of Texas - Dallas on 09/10/12. For personal use only.