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What is the primary cue signaling the difference between voiced and voiceless plosives?
Voice onset time (VOT)
In which fields is the study of speech perception closely linked?
Phonology and phonetics in linguistics
What are acoustic cues in speech perception used for?
To differentiate speech sounds belonging to different phonetic categories
What is the goal of speech perception research?
To understand how human listeners recognize speech sounds and use this information to understand spoken language
What are the applications of speech perception research?
Building computer systems that can recognize speech, improving speech recognition for hearing- and language-impaired listeners, and foreign-language teaching
Test your knowledge of speech perception with this quiz! Explore the key concepts and theories related to how humans interpret and understand speech sounds, and discover the intersection of linguistics, cognitive psychology, and perception.
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