Phonetics in the Brain (Elements in Phonetics)

Soderstrom, Pelle

ISBN 10: 1009161121 / ISBN 13: 9781009161121

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2024

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Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 18399000066

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• Titel: Phonetics in the Brain (Elements in Phonetics)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1009161121
• ISBN-13: 9781009161121
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: New

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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.