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Author Söderström, Pelle, author.

Title Phonetics in the brain / Pelle Söderström, Lund University
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024

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Description 1 online resource
Series Elements in phonetics, 2634-1670
Contents Introduction -- The birth of neurolinguistics -- Neuroimaging -- From sound to perception -- Structure and function of the auditory system -- Directions for future research
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Neurolinguistics.
Speech perception.
Speech perception -- Physiological aspects
Phonetics -- Psychological aspects
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2024009942
ISBN 9781009161114
1009161113