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SUMMARY:Katrina Connell (Penn State) - Suprasegmental information in spoken word
recognition: The eye as a window to the mind
DESCRIPTION:Suprasegmental information in spoken word recognition: The e
ye as a window to the mind\n\nWhen recognizing spoken words\, listeners
use the acoustic information available in the speech signal to identify
the intended word (and meaning) of the speaker in the mental lexicon.&nb
sp\;The information used in the acoustic signal includes not only segmen
tal information\, but also suprasegmental information\; however\, \;
how suprasegmental information is utilized in the word recognition syste
m is poorly understood in comparison to segmental information. In this t
alk\, I will discuss how visual world eye tracking can be used as a wind
ow to the mind that allows us to investigate spoken word recognition in
a way that is unique to eye tracking by introducing some of my recent wo
rk. \;\n\nI will first discuss a study that investigated a phonologi
cal alternation which has been widely seen as completely neutralizing in
perception. Visual world eye tracking was used to test if implicit sens
itivity to the differences between the surface forms influences native l
isteners’ eye movement patterns\, even if they cannot consciously access
this for identification tasks. The results tentatively suggest that lis
teners may be sensitive to this difference in perception\, despite inabi
lity to explicitly identify the underlying forms.I will then introduce a
second study in which visual world eye tracking was again used\, this t
ime to investigate if English-speaking learners of Mandarin Chinese are
similar to native listeners in their use of tonal information in recogni
zing spoken words\, as suggested by previous priming work. \; \;
The results suggest that while learners are similar to native listeners
in some regards\, they differ in ways that could have a substantial impa
ct on their overall comprehension.\n\nFor more details: https://events.l
a.psu.edu/event/katrina-connell-penn-state-suprasegmental-information-in
-spoken-word-recognition-the-eye-as-a-window-to-the-mind/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Suprasegmental information in spoken word
recognition: The eye as a window to the mind
When recognizing spoken words, listeners use the acous
tic information available in the speech signal to identify the intended
word (and meaning) of the speaker in the mental lexicon. The information used in the acoustic signal includes not only segment
al information, but also suprasegmental information; however, how suprasegmental information is utilized in the word recogniti
on system is poorly understood in comparison to segmental information. I
n this talk, I will discuss how visual world eye tracking can be used as
a window to the mind that allows us to investigate spoken word recognit
ion in a way that is unique to eye tracking by introducing some of my re
cent work.
I will first discuss a
study that investigated a phonological alternation which has been widely
seen as completely neutralizing in perception. Visual world eye trackin
g was used to test if implicit sensitivity to the differences between th
e surface forms influences native listeners’ eye movement patterns, even
if they cannot consciously access this for identification tasks. The re
sults tentatively suggest that listeners may be sensitive to this differ
ence in perception, despite inability to explicitly identify the underly
ing forms.I will then introduce a second study in which vis
ual world eye tracking was again used, this time to investigate if Engli
sh-speaking learners of Mandarin Chinese are similar to native listeners
in their use of tonal information in recognizing spoken words, as sugge
sted by previous priming work. The results suggest that while
learners are similar to native listeners in some regards, they differ i
n ways that could have a substantial impact on their overall comprehensi
on.
For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu
/event/katrina-connell-penn-state-suprasegmental-information-in-spoken-w
ord-recognition-the-eye-as-a-window-to-the-mind/
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