Faces and voices are of high importance in interpersonal communication, and there are
notable parallels between face and voice perception. However, these parallels do not sit …

This article presents a review of the effects of adverse conditions (ACs) on the perceptual,
linguistic, cognitive, and neurophysiological mechanisms underlying speech recognition …

Like its predecessor, the revised Speech Learning Model (SLM-r) focuses on the learning of
L2 vowels and consonants (or “sounds,” for short) across the life-span. To define the context …

Memory is fleeting. New material rapidly obliterates previous material. How, then, can the
brain deal successfully with the continual deluge of linguistic input? We argue that, to deal …

A work that reveals the profound links between the evolution, acquisition, and processing of
language, and proposes a new integrative framework for the language sciences. Language …

In this article the author proposes an episodic theory of spoken word representation,
perception, and production. By most theories, idiosyncratic aspects of speech (voice details …

This study investigated talker-dependent and talker-independent perceptual adaptation to
foreign-accent English. Experiment 1 investigated talker-dependent adaptation by …

Most theories of spoken word identification assume that variable speech signals are
matched to canonical representations in memory. To achieve this, idiosyncratic voice details …

This study used a multi-talker database containing intelligibility scores for 2000 sentences
(20 talkers, 100 sentences), to identify talker-related correlates of speech intelligibility. We …

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 …