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Does locus-equation linearity really matter in consonant perception?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 1998

Lawrence Brancazio
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 and Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, CT 06511 lab93006@uconnvm.uconn.edu

Abstract

This commentary focuses on the claim that perceptual demands have caused the linearity exhibited by locus equations. I discuss results of an experiment demonstrating that, contrary to Sussman et al.'s claims, locus equations do not have relevance for the perception of stop consonants. I therefore argue against the plausibility of the orderly output constraint.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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