MMN to phonetic contrasts along different feature dimensions

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Event Abstract Back to Event MMN to phonetic contrasts along different feature dimensions Sonia Cornell1*, A. Lahiri2 and C. Eulitz1 1 Department of Linguistics, University of Konstanz, Germany 2 Department of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics, University of Oxford, United Kingdom So far, MMN studies of phonetic contrasts between speech sounds contrasted mainly place of articulation. Other phonetic features, particularly for vowels, have not been compared in a systematic fashion. The present study aimed at teasing apart MMN effects to phonetic contrasts by systematically manipulating two feature dimensions, place of articulation ([coronal] vs. [dorsal]), and manner of articulation ([nasal] vs. [strident]). Moreover, the experiment was set out to test predictions of mental lexicon models differing in the degree to which feature information is specified. We studied consonantal differences in VCV-syllables differing in place of articulation (e.g., [edi] vs. [egi]) while keeping the manner of articulation constant, as well as VCV-syllables differing in manner of articulation (e.g., [eni] vs. [ezi]), while keeping the place of articulation constant. All stimuli were used as both standard and deviant. The phonetic contrasts evoked MMNs which differed in the two feature dimensions under investigation. Interestingly, place of articulation differences produced smaller MMNs than the differences in manner of articulation. We conclude that differences in manner are perceptually more salient than differences in place of articulation. Conference: MMN 09 Fifth Conference on Mismatch Negativity (MMN) and its Clinical and Scientific Applications, Budapest, Hungary, 4 Apr - 7 Apr, 2009. Presentation Type: Poster Presentation Topic: Poster Presentations Citation: Cornell S, Lahiri A and Eulitz C (2009). MMN to phonetic contrasts along different feature dimensions. Conference Abstract: MMN 09 Fifth Conference on Mismatch Negativity (MMN) and its Clinical and Scientific Applications. doi: 10.3389/conf.neuro.09.2009.05.079 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 25 Mar 2009; Published Online: 25 Mar 2009. * Correspondence: Sonia Cornell, Department of Linguistics, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany, sonia.cornell@uni-konstanz.de Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Sonia Cornell A. Lahiri C. Eulitz Google Sonia Cornell A. Lahiri C. Eulitz Google Scholar Sonia Cornell A. Lahiri C. Eulitz PubMed Sonia Cornell A. Lahiri C. Eulitz Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.