(provided by candidate): This application seeks to deepen our understanding of the complex psychological and physiological processes that underlie the production of human speech. Using the SLIP task, a speech error eliciting technique, we will investigate why previous research has led to conflicting findings. In particular, we will discriminate between feedforward and interactive models of speech. Additionally, the role of articulation in speech errors will be investigated, extending the models to account for post-planning influences on speech production. This will be accomplished by recording articulation errors using electropalatography (EPG), electromagnetic articulography (EMA), and ultrasound techniques during the SLIP task. Lastly, we will extend the scope of the psychological and physiological evidence from the SLIP task to a more natural task, the Network task which allows participants to produce connected, purposeful speech under experimental control. This project will make a substantial contribution to our understanding of the interplay between mental and physical processes of speech and develop a unified approach to articulatory analysis across a number of techniques, including EPG, EMA, and ultrasound. ? ?

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Type
Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)
Project #
5F31DC007282-03X1
Application #
7415263
Study Section
Communication Disorders Review Committee (CDRC)
Program Officer
Cyr, Janet
Project Start
2005-05-02
Project End
2008-04-30
Budget Start
2007-05-01
Budget End
2008-04-30
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2007
Total Cost
$2,750
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Edinburgh
Department
Type
DUNS #
229044300
City
Edinburgh
State
Country
United Kingdom
Zip Code
EH8 9-NY
McMillan, Corey T; Corley, Martin (2010) Cascading influences on the production of speech: evidence from articulation. Cognition 117:243-60