Department of Linguistics, New York University and Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, ConnecticutDepartment of Computer Science, Columbia University.
Cogn Sci. 2006 Sep 10;30(5):905-43. doi: 10.1207/s15516709cog0000_80.
A fundamental problem in spoken language is the duality between the continuous aspects of phonetic performance and the discrete aspects of phonological competence. We study 2 instances of this problem from the phenomenon of voicing neutralization and vowel harmony. In each case, we present a model where the experimentally observed continuous distinctions are linked to the discreteness of phonological form using the mathematics of nonlinear dynamics.
口语中的一个基本问题是语音表现的连续性和音系能力的离散性之间的双重性。我们从浊音中和元音和谐这两个现象研究了这个问题的 2 个实例。在每种情况下,我们都使用非线性动力学的数学方法,提出了一个模型,其中实验观察到的连续区别与音系形式的离散性相关联。