BookBernd J. Kröger, Trevor Bekolay.
Summary: This book explores the processes of spoken language production and perception from a neurobiological perspective. After presenting the basics of speech processing and speech acquisition, a neurobiologically-inspired and computer-implemented neural model is described, which simulates the neural processes of speech processing and speech acquisition. This book is an introduction to the field and aimed at students and scientists in neuroscience, computer science, medicine, psychology and linguistics.
Contents:
Basics of linguistics and phonetics: Speech Production
Speech Perception
Speech Acquisition
Stages of Speech Acquisition
Basics of neurobiology and its computer simulation: Anatomical and Functional Structure of the Nervous System
Neural Modeling: The STAA-approach
Neural Modeling: the NEF-approach
Models of speech processing and speech acquisition: A Selection of Models
The LS-Model (Lexicon-Syllabary-Model).