Phonetics in the Brain

di Pelle Söderström (Autore)

Cambridge University Press, 2024

Spoken language is a rapidly unfolding signal: a complex code that the listener must crack to understand what is being said. From the structures of the inner ear through to higher-order areas of the brain, a hierarchy of interlinked processes transforms the acoustic signal into a linguistic message within fractions of a second. This Element outlines how we perceive speech and explores what the auditory system needs to achieve to make this possible. It traces a path through the system and discusses the mechanisms that enable us to perceive speech as a coherent sequence of words. This is combined with a brief history of research into language and the brain beginning in the nineteenth century, as well as an overview of the state-of-the-art neuroimaging and analysis techniques that are used to investigate phonetics in the brain today. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

• Autore: Pelle Söderström
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Elements in Phonetics
• Anno: 2024
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 86 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 158 mm
• Peso: 280 gr.
• EAN: 9781009507448

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