The socially-weighted encoding of spoken words: A dual-route approach to speech perception

Spoken words are highly variable. A single word may never be uttered the same way twice. As listeners, we regularly encounter speakers of different ages, genders, and accents, increasing the amount of variation we face. How listeners understand spoken words as quickly and adeptly as they do despite...

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Main Authors: Meghan eSumner, Seung Kyung eKim, Ed eKing, Kevin B. McGowan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.01015/full