1. English Theme 46: Speech Chain sample presentation Mafuyu Kitahara 2006-10-12

2. Structure of this presentation ● Chapter 1: pp.1-9 ● Main point – Speech is important: efficient and convenient – Study of speech is useful: better communication, man- machine interface – What happens during speech? --- speech chain from speaker to listener

4. Figure1.1 ● Linguistic level (spk): words in order ● Physiological level (spk): nerve impulses and movements of vocal organs ● Acoustic level: sound waves ● Physiological level (lstn): ear to brain ● Linguistic level (lstn): words in order

5. More on Figure 1.1 ● Side link: feedback within speaker – Speaker listens to his own speech – Evidence: delayed feedback ● Chain of events are in complex relations – e.g. the same b?t sound maps onto “bit”, “bet” or “bat”. – Ambiguous cues related to our background knowledge.