Is Phonology Embodied? Evidence from Mechanical Stimulation

Autor/inn/en	Berent, Iris; Platt, Melanie
Titel	Is Phonology Embodied? Evidence from Mechanical Stimulation
Quelle	In: Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 51 (2022) 3, S.597-626 (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Berent, Iris)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0090-6905
DOI	10.1007/s10936-022-09871-x
Schlagwörter	Phonology; Psycholinguistics; Syllables; Preferences; Psychomotor Skills; Speech Communication; Human Body; Phonetics; Stimulation; Articulation (Speech); Auditory Perception + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fonologie; Psycholinguistik; Silbe; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Menschlicher Körper; Phonetik; Fonetik; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik
Abstract	Across languages, certain syllables are systematically preferred to others (e.g., "plaf > ptaf"). Here, we examine whether these preferences arise from motor simulation. In the simulation account, ill-formed syllables (e.g., "ptaf") are disliked because their motor plans are harder to simulate. Four experiments compared sensitivity to the syllable structure of labial- vs. corona-initial speech stimuli (e.g., "plaf > pnaf > ptaf" vs. "traf > tmaf > tpaf"); meanwhile, participants (English vs. Russian speakers) lightly bit on their lips or tongues. Results suggested that the perception of these stimuli was selectively modulated by motor stimulation (e.g., stimulating the tongue differentially affected sensitivity to labial vs. coronal stimuli). Remarkably, stimulation did not affect sensitivity to syllable structure. This dissociation suggests that some (e.g., phonetic) aspects of speech perception are reliant on motor simulation, hence, "embodied"; others (e.g., phonology), however, are possibly abstract. These conclusions speak to the role of embodiment in the language system, and the separation between phonology and phonetics, specifically. (As Provided).
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