Week 6

Speech Perception System

The system through which humans identify and comprehend speech sounds.

Auditory Processing

The process of how sound waves are transformed into electrical signals for interpretation by the brain.

Cochlea

A spiral-shaped organ in the inner ear that converts sound waves into electrical signals.

Tonotopic Organization

The spatial arrangement of sound frequencies in the auditory system.

Motor Theory of Speech Perception

The theory that emphasizes the close link between speech perception and production systems.

Embodied Cognition

The view that meaning relates to our physical experiences and interactions with the world.

Resonatory System

The system that regulates airflow and alters the acoustic properties of speech.

Articulatory System

The system that involves the movement and positioning of articulators to produce speech sounds.

Gesture Continuum

A theoretical framework categorizing gestures from language-like (e.g., sign language) to spontaneous gestures that accompany speech.

Amodal Approaches to Meaning

Perspectives that associate words with abstract, non-embodied symbols.

Embodiment in Meaning

The concept that meanings arise from our bodily experiences and interactions.

Production Systems in Speech

The various systems (respiratory, resonatory, and articulatory) that work together to generate speech.

Gesticulations

Gestures that co-occur with spoken language and have a separate structure from it.

Phonetic Features Representation

The way phonetic characteristics are located in various areas of the brain.

Sign Language

A visual-manual form of language using gestures and signs, distinct from spoken languages.

Speech Sound Anticipation

A type of speech error where an upcoming sound is incorrectly produced earlier.

Word Substitution

A speech error that involves incorrectly replacing one word with another.

Spoonerisms

A speech sound exchange error where the initial sounds of two words are swapped.

Hearing vs. Production Systems

The distinction between how we perceive sounds and how we produce them.

Superior Temporal Gyrus

The brain region associated with processing phonetic and speech features.

Vocal Tract

The passageway that includes the throat, oral cavity, and nasal cavities in speech production.

Peace Sign Classification

According to Kendon's continuum, a peace sign is classified as an emblem.

Respiratory System

The system that provides breathing support, including the diaphragm and other muscles.

Diagram of Speech Production

Visual representation explaining components like the respiratory, resonatory, and articulatory systems in speech generation.

Speech Errors Types

Different categories of speech errors, such as substitutions, blends, exchanges, anticipation, and perseverations.

Dual Stream Theory

A model describing the pathways in the brain that handle different aspects of speech processing.