The human capacity for processing speech is remarkable, especially given that information
in speech unfolds over multiple time scales concurrently. Similarly notable is our ability to …

The book you are about to read is about research that asks questions like" How do our
senses operate?"" What is the connection between nervous system activity and perception?" …

This is a Classic Edition of Dorothy Bishop's award-winning textbook on the development of
language comprehension, which has been in print since 1997, and now includes a new …

In this chapter, we present a model of the development of spoken word recognition, the
processes involved in matching speech input to lexical patterns stored in memory. Our …

In earlier work we have shown that adults, young children, and infants are capable of
computing transitional probabilities among adjacent syllables in rapidly presented streams …

This study explored the perceptual benefits of brief exposure to non-native speech. Native
English listeners were exposed to English sentences produced by non-native speakers …

The effects of perceptual learning of talker identity on the recognition of spoken words and
sentences were investigated in three experiments. In each experiment, listeners were …

Psycholinguistics is an authoritative, wide-ranging and up-to-date A to Z guide to this
important field. Cross-referenced, with suggestions for further reading and a full index, this …

This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by the author.'An excellent and
very welcome guide to psycholinguistics… highly recommended.'The Washington Post A …

Much recent work in phonological theory has highlighted the role that perception plays in
phonological processes. The perceptual basis of contrasts and features has been explored …