Putting phonetic context effects into context: a commentary on Fowler (2006).
On the basis of a review of the literature and three new experiments, Fowler (2006) concludes that a contrast account for phonetic context effects is not tenable and is inferior to a gestural account. We believe that this conclusion is premature and that it is based on a restricted set of assumptions about a general perceptual account. Here, we briefly address the criticisms of Fowler (2006), with the intent of clarifying what a general auditory and learning approach to speech perception entails.
Lotto
Andrew J
AJ
Center for Perceptual Systems, University of Texas, Austin 78712, USA. andrew@mail.cps.utexas.edu
Holt
Lori L
LL
D003071:Cognition; D005868:Gestures; D006801:Humans; D010700:Phonetics; D013067:Speech Perception