Phonetics in the Brain

"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 speech is perceived 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"--

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The birth of neurolinguistics; 3. Neuroimaging; 4. From sound to perception; 5. Structure and function of the auditory system; 6. Directions for future research; References.

Product details

• Authors: Pelle (Lunds Universitet Soderstrom, Pelle (Western Sydney University) Soderstrom, Pelle Söderström
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2024
• EAN: 9781009161121
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0916112-1
• No. of pages: 86
• Series: Elements in Phonetics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Neurosciences, Psycholinguistics, Phonetics, phonology, Cognitive and behavioural neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics, Neuroimaging and neuroanatomy