Understanding Language

List of ContributorsPrefacePart I Introduction 1 Language and Information Processing I. Introduction II. Information Processing III. Auditory Information Processing IV. Visual Information Processing V. Conclusion ReferencesPart II Speech Perception 2 Articulatory and Acoustic Characteristics of Speech Sounds I. Introduction II. Production of Speech Sounds III. General Acoustic Properties of Speech Sounds IV. Articulation of Speech Sounds V. Occurrence of Speech Sounds VI. Vowel Phonemes of English VII. Coarticulation VIII. Consonant Phonemes of English IX. Individual Differences X. Distinctive Features References 3 Acoustic Features in Speech Perception I. Introduction II. Primary Recognition III. Vowel Recognition IV. Consonant Recognition V. Conclusion References 4 Preperceptual Images, Processing Time, and Perceptual Units in Speech Perception I. Introduction II. Primary Recognition III. Preperceptual Images and Processing Time IV. Perceptual Units V. Primary and Secondary Recognition VI. Conclusion References 5 Theories of Speech Perception I. Introduction II. Summary of Information-Processing Analysis of Speech Perception III. Descriptions of the Theories IV. The Role of Linguistic Structure in Model Building V. Summary ReferencesPart III Reading 6 Visual Features, Preperceptual Storage, and Processing Time in Reading I. Introduction II. Visual Features III. Preperceptual Storage IV. Processing Time References 7 Primary and Secondary Recognition in Reading I. Introduction II. Utilization of Redundancy III. Phonological Mediation IV. Nonmediated Models of Reading V. Mediated Models of Reading References 8 Reading Eye Movements from an Information-Processing Point of View I. Introduction: Significance of Reading Eye Movements II. Characteristics of Reading Eye Movements III. Oculomotor Control During Reading IV. Summary and Conclusion ReferencesPart IV Psycholinguistics 9 Linguistic Theory and Information Processing I. Introduction II. Linguistics and Psychology III. Theories of Grammar IV. Semantics and Syntax V. Models of the Language User VI. Summary References 10 Word and Phrase Recognition in Speech Processing I. Introduction II. Word Recognition and Context III. Acoustic Cues to Grammatical Structure IV. Click Localization V. Summary References 11 An Analysis of Some Psychological Studies of Grammar: The Role of Generated Abstract Memory I. Introduction II. The Nature of Short-Term Memory (STM) III. The Psychological Reality of Constituent Structure IV. The Psychological Function of Certain Transformation Rules V. Summary ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index