Open AccessThe perception-prodution link and linguistic theory
Author(s) -
Mark Hale,
Madelyn Kissock
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
loquens
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.117
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2386-2637
DOI - 10.3989/loquens.2019.066
Subject(s) - perception , linguistics , psychology , selection (genetic algorithm) , focus (optics) , cognitive psychology , speech perception , point (geometry) , theoretical linguistics , set (abstract data type) , cognitive science , philosophy , computer science , artificial intelligence , mathematics , neuroscience , physics , geometry , optics , programming language
Recent trends in infant (and adult) speech perception studies, especially in the psychological literature where much of the speech perception work is being and has been done, shows a growing focus on more integrated perception-production-sensorimotor (PPS) bases for perception (Werker & Gervain 2013). We look here at whether the results of such studies are significant for theoretical linguistics – specifically for the fundamental question of how the linguistic system is acquired. We examine a selection of recent experimental results, using Bruderer, Danielson, Kandhadai & Werker (2015) as the focal point.