Speech Perception Takes Precedence over Nonspeech Perception.
| Number | 591 |
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| Year | 1987 |
| Drawer | 10 |
| Entry Date | 11/17/1999 |
| Authors | Whalen, D. H. & Liberman, A. M. (1987) |
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| Publication | Science, 237, 169-171. |
| url | http://www.haskins.yale.edu/Reprints/HL0591.pdf |
| Abstract | Studied the duplex phenomenon by asking 10 young adult speakers of English to identify sinusoidal transitions as "da" or "ga," putting all parts of the pattern equally into both ears. Results support the hypothesis that the phonetic mode takes precedence in processing the transitions, using them for its special linguistic purposes until, having appropriated its share, it passes on the remainder to be perceived by the nonspeech system as auditory whistles. |
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