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Direct linkGorman, Kristen S.; Gegg-Harrison, Whitney; Marsh, Chelsea R.; Tanenhaus, Michael K. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2013
When referring to named objects, speakers can choose either a name ("mbira") or a description ("that gourd-like instrument with metal strips"); whether the name provides useful information depends on whether the speaker's knowledge of the name is shared with the addressee. But, how do speakers determine what is shared? In 2…
Descriptors: Experiments, Language Processing, Cognitive Processes, Memory
Maye, Jessica; Aslin, Richard N.; Tanenhaus, Michael K. – Cognitive Science, 2008
Two experiments investigated the mechanism by which listeners adjust their interpretation of accented speech that is similar to a regional dialect of American English. Only a subset of the vowels of English (the front vowels) were shifted during adaptation, which consisted of listening to a 20-min segment of the "Wizard of Oz." Compared…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Dialects, Vowels, North American English
