The Role of Speech Perception in Phonology [Hardcover]

Elizabeth V. Hume (Author), Keith Johnson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0123613515 | ISBN-13: 978-0123613516 | Edition: 1st

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 past 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" into linguistic grammars. The "Role of Speech Perception in Phonology" is a collection of authoritative articles on the role of speech perception in phonology by leading phonologists, phoneticians, and cognitive psychologists. It presents a diverse range of views on the linguistic implications of speech perception research. It reports a number of new empirical research findings on speech perception. It provides definitive theoretical positions and contrasting viewpoints. It offers clearly defined implementation options.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The variety of perspectives on the place of speech perception in phonology presented in this volume is impressive. It IS a meeting of the minds, as Lindblom introduced it, a forum where the difficult topic of speech perception in phonology calls for cooperation of phonologists and phoneticians. This volume shows that such cooperation is not only possible but also enjoyable, as both groups of researches realize the need for each other's insights to discuss and understand the perceptual component of the organization of speech and language...It is highly recommended as a valuable contribution to a library of every phonologist, phonetician, and speech scientist."
--THE LINGUIST LIST

From the Back Cover

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 past 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" into linguistic grammars. The Role of Speech Perception in Phonology is a collection of authoritative articles on the role of speech perception in phonology by leading phonologists, phoneticians, and cognitive psychologists. Contributing authors include:
Patrice Speeter Beddor, University of Michigan
Jennifer Cole, University of Illinois
Randy L. Diehl, University of Texas
Elizabeth Hume, Ohio State University
Larry Hyman, University of California, Berkeley
Keith Johnson, Ohio State University
Rena Arens Krakow, Temple University
Björn Lindblom, University of Texas
John Ohala, University of California, Berkeley
Jaye Padgett, University of California, Santa Cruz
Robert Remez, Barnard College
Donca Steriade, University of California, Los Angeles
Richard Wright, University of Washington

About the Editors
Dr. Elizabeth Hume is currently an associate professor of linguistics at The Ohio State University. She has also been a visiting research fellow at the University of Utrecht and a faculty member of the LSA Summer Institute of Linguistics (1993, 2003). Her research in phonology includes work on feature theory, consonant/vowel interaction, metathesis, and the representation of geminate consonants.
Dr. Keith Johnson is currently an associate professor of linguistics at The Ohio State University. He has held research positions at Indiana University, at the University of California, Los Angeles, and in the medical school of the University of Alabama, Birmingham. He has also held teaching positions at the University of Illinois, Indiana University, and the University of California, Los Angeles. He is best known for his research on exemplar models of speech perception.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 282 pages
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing; 1st edition (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0123613515
• ISBN-13: 978-0123613516
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,369,941 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am a teacher and researcher at the University of California, Berkeley.

I grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, went to college in Abilene, Texas, and got a PhD from Ohio State University. I had post-doctoral fellowships at Indiana University and UCLA, and had a research job in the Department of Biocommunication at the University of Alabama, Birmingham before joining the faculty at Ohio State. In 2005 I moved to Berkeley.

My books are mainly textbooks for Linguistics courses, but I've also edited two books of research articles on timely topics in Linguistics.

Amazon doesn't permit html links in this biography, but if you type http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~kjohnson in your browser you will find my Berkeley home page, which has a more complete listing of my activities and some family photos.