Title
Categorical perception: important phenomenon or lasting myth?
Abstract
Categorical perception, or the perceived equality of instances within a phoneme category, has been a central concept in the experimental and theoretical investigation of speech perception. It can be found as fact in most introductory textbooks in perception, cognition, linguistics and cognitive science. This paper analyzes the reasons for the persistent endurance of this concept. A variety of empirical and theoretical research findings are described in order to inform and hopefully to provide a more critical look at this pervasive concept. Given the demise of categorical perception, it is necessary to shift our theoretical focus to how multiple sources of continuous information are processed to support the perception of spoken language.
Year
Venue
Keywords
1998
ICSLP
speech perception,cognitive science,categorical perception
Field
DocType
Citations 
Computer science,Speech recognition,Phenomenon,Speech perception,Cognition,Categorical perception,Perception,Spoken language,Mythology,Demise
Conference
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.50
2
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Dominic W. Massaro139149.07