On the perceptual basis of distinctive features: Evidence from the perception of fricatives by Dutch and English speakers
On the perceptual basis of distinctive features: Evidence from the perception of fricatives by Dutch and English speakers
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10.1016/j.wocn.2009.11.001
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
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1.9
通讯作者：
Babel, Molly
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作者：
Johnson, Keith;Babel, Molly
两个语音感知实验探讨了不同特征的听觉基础。实验1发现，荷兰语听众对[s]和[integral]的评价比美国英语听众更相似。我们将此归因于荷兰语音系学中[s]和[integral]之间缺乏音位上的区别，除了它们在荷兰语中通过产生音系规则的关系之外。实验1还发现，与美国英语听众相比，荷兰听众对[theta]和[s]， [theta]和[integral]的评价更为相似。我们将此归因于荷兰库存中缺乏[θ]。实验2发现，荷兰英语和美国英语听者在相同刺激下的速度辨别任务中没有显著差异。实验2的反应时间与实验1的评分数据高度相关，表明实验1的一般反应模式是基于听觉相似性的，语言特异性效应叠加在一般模式上。这里发现的独特特征的听觉基础与Stevens（1989）对特征[+/-前]的量子理论解释一致。我们得出的结论是，语音相似性由三个组成部分组成：(1)听觉相似性，(2)语音库存，(3)语言特定的交替模式。2009爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
Two speech perception experiments explored the auditory basis of distinctive features. Experiment 1 found that Dutch listeners rated [s] and [integral] as more similar to each other than American English listeners did. We attributed this to the lack of a phonemic distinction between [s] and [integral] in Dutch phonology in addition to their relationship via a productive phonological rule in Dutch. Experiment 1 also found that Dutch listeners rated [theta] and [s], and [theta] and [integral] as more similar to each other than did American English listeners. We attributed this to the lack of [theta] in the Dutch inventory. Experiment 2 found that Dutch and American English listeners did not significantly differ from each other in a speeded discrimination task with the same stimuli as Experiment 1. Reaction times in Experiment 2 were highly correlated with the rating data of Experiment 1 indicating that the general pattern of response in Experiment 1 was based on auditory similarity, with language-specific effects superimposed on the general pattern. The auditory basis of distinctive features found here accords with Stevens' (1989) quantal theory account of the feature [+/- anterior]. We conclude that phonetic similarity is comprised of three components: (1) auditory similarity, (2) phonetic inventory, and (3) language-specific patterns of alternation. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.