This book provides state-of-the-art coverage of research in
laboratory phonology. Laboratory phonology denotes a research
perspective, not a specific theory: it represents a broad
community of scholars dedicated to bringing interdisciplinary
experimental approaches and methods to bear on how spoken
language is structured, learned and used; it draws on a wide
range of tools and concepts from cognitive and natural sciences.
This book describes the investigative approaches, disciplinary
perspectives, and methods deployed in laboratory phonology, and
highlights the most promising areas of current research. Part
one introduces the history, nature, and aims of laboratory
phonology. The remaining four parts cover central issues in
research done within this perspective, as well as methodological
resources used for investigating these issues. Contributions to
this volume address how laboratory phonology approaches have
provided insight into human speech and language structure and
how theoretical questions and methodol