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Range effect in the perception of voicing.

S A Brady, C J Darwin

    The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
    |May 1, 1978
    PubMed
    Summary
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    Perception of initial stop consonants, specifically the voicing boundary, shifts based on the range of voice-onset times presented. These range effects offer a new way to measure auditory tolerance for phonological categories.

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    Area of Science:

    • Phonetics
    • Auditory Perception
    • Psycholinguistics

    Background:

    • The perception of speech sounds like initial stop consonants is crucial for language comprehension.
    • Understanding the factors influencing the voicing boundary is key to characterizing speech perception mechanisms.
    • Previous research has focused on adaptation effects, but the role of stimulus range is less understood.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate how the range of voice-onset times (VOT) influences the perceived voicing boundary of initial stop consonants.
    • To determine if these range effects are distinct from established adaptation effects.
    • To explore the potential of range effects as a metric for auditory tolerance in phonological categories.

    Main Methods:

    • Participants completed blocks of trials with varying ranges of voice-onset times (VOT).

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  • The perceived voicing boundary was identified within each block.
  • The order of presentation of different VOT ranges was systematically varied.

    • Main Results:

    • The location of the voicing boundary shifted depending on the VOT range presented within a block.
    • The order in which blocks of different VOT ranges were presented also affected the voicing boundary.
    • These range effects were found to be qualitatively different from adaptation effects.

    Conclusions:

    • Voice-onset time range significantly impacts the perception of the voicing boundary in initial stop consonants.
    • Range effects present methodological challenges for adaptation studies but offer a novel metric.
    • Range effects may serve as a valuable tool for assessing the auditory tolerance of phonological categories.