Resonance in an exemplar-based lexicon: The emergence of social identity and phonology

Abstract

Two sets of data are discussed in terms of an exemplar resonance model of the lexicon. First, a cross-linguistic review of vowel formant measurements indicate that phonetic differences between male and female talkers are a function of language, dissociated to a certain extent from vocal tract length.Second, an auditory word recognition study (Strand, 2000) indicates that listeners can process words faster when the talker has a stereotypical sounding voice. An exemplar resonance model of perception derives thes…