Human speech: A tinkerer's delight

Author(s): Fruchter, D., Hilbert, J., Sirosh, J.

Journal/Book: Behav Brain Sci. 1998; 21: 40 West 20TH Street, New York, NY 10011-4211. Cambridge Univ Press. 287-299.

Abstract: The most frequent criticism of the target article is the lack of clear separability of human speech data relative to neuroethological data. A rationalization for this difference was sought in the tinkered nature of such new adaptations as human speech. Basic theoretical premises were defended, and new data were presented to support a claim that speakers maintain a low-noise relationship between F2 transition onset and offset frequencies for stops in pre-vocalic positions through articulatory choices. It remains a viable and testable hypothesis that the phenomenon described by the locus equation is a functional adaptation of production mechanisms to processing preferences of the auditory system.

Note: Editorial Sussman HM, Univ Texas, Dept Linguist & Commun Sci & Disorders, Austin,TX 78712 USA

Keyword(s): CATEGORICAL PERCEPTION; COMMUNICATION SOUNDS; RECOGNITION; ULTRASOUND

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