Cognitive Psychology Arena

Experimental and Theoretical Approaches to Prosody

A Special Issue of Language and Cognitive Processes

• Edited by Duane Watson, Michael Wagner and Edward Gibson.

Published September 2010

Prosody is the rhythm, stress and intonation of speech, which encodes information that is not encoded by the syntax or words of an utterance. Prosody is critical for parsing speech, constructing syntactic structure, and building a representation of the conversational discourse model, among other…
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Modelling Word Recognition and Reading Aloud

A Special Issue of the European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

• Edited by Johannes C. Ziegler, Jonathan Grainger and Marc Brysbaert.

Published August 2010

Computational modeling has tremendously advanced our understanding of the processes involved in normal and impaired reading. While previous research has mainly focused on simulating reading aloud of monosyllabic words in English, the present special issue highlights some new directions in the field…
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Speech Accompanying-Gesture

A Special Issue of Language and Cognitive Processes

• Edited by Sotaro Kita.

Published January 2009

When we speak, we often spontaneously produce gestures. Such gestures are an integral part of face-to-face verbal communication. The relationship between speech and gesture is the theme of this Special Issue. The articles cover a wide range of issues: cultural differences, language and gesture…
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The Syllable in Speech Production

Perspectives on the Frame Content Theory

• Edited by Barbara L. Davis, and Krisztina Zajdo.

Published February 2008

As a testament to the scope of Peter MacNeilage’s scholarly work across his 40 year career, contributions to this tribute volume represent a broad spectrum of the seminal issues addressed by phonetic and evolutionary science over a number of years. Approaches to the problems raised by attempting to…
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Stuttering and Cluttering

Frameworks for Understanding and Treatment

• By David Ward.

Published October 2006

Stuttering and Cluttering provides a comprehensive overview of both theoretical and treatment aspects of disorders of fluency: stuttering (also known as stammering) and the lesser-known cluttering. The book demonstrates how treatment strategies relate to the various theories as to why…
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Speech Production

Models, Phonetic Processes, and Techniques

• Edited by Jonathan Harrington, and Marija Tabain.

Published April 2006

Speech Production: Models, Phonetic Processes and Techniques brings together researchers from many different disciplines - computer science, dentistry, engineering, linguistics, phonetics, physiology, psychology - all with a special interest in how speech is produced. From the initial neural…
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Listening to Speech

An Auditory Perspective

• Edited by Steven Greenberg, and William Ainsworth.

Published March 2006

The human species is largely defined by its use of spoken language, so integral is speech communication to behavior and social interaction. Despite its importance in everyday life, comparatively little is known about the auditory mechanisms that underlie the ability to understand language. The…
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An Introduction to the Science of Phonetics

• By Nigel Hewlett, and Janet Mackenzie Beck.

Published February 2006

The book is designed as an introduction to the scientific study of speech. No prior knowledge of phonetics is assumed. As far as mathematical knowlege is concerned, all that is assumed is a knowledge of simple arithmetic and as far as possible concepts are dealt with on an intuitive rather than…
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The Sense of Hearing

• By Christopher J. Plack.

Published May 2005

The Sense of Hearing is a truly accessible introduction to auditory perception that is intended for students approaching the subject for the first time, and as a foundation for more advanced study. In clear and authoritative prose, the fundamental aspects of hearing are addressed. The reader is…
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The Auditory Cortex

A Synthesis of Human and Animal Research

• Edited by Peter Heil, Henning Scheich, Eike Budinger and Reinhard Konig.

Published March 2005

Understanding human hearing is not only a scientific challenge but also a problem of growing social and political importance, given the steadily increasing numbers of people with hearing deficits or even deafness. This book is about the highest level of hearing in humans and other mammals. It…
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