Multimodal Input in Language Development and Processing
The Multimodal Context of Phonological Learning - Debra M. Hardison
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Michigan State University
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Debra M. Hardison (PhD, Indiana University) is a faculty member in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University. She has directed language and academic programs, and taught courses on second-language phonetics and phonology, linguistics for language teachers, second language acquisition, and research methods. Her research focuses on auditory-visual integration in spoken language processing, co-speech gesture, applications of technology in perception and production training, and the relationship between learner variables and oral communication skill development. She has published in numerous handbooks, edited collections, and journals such as Language Learning & Technology, Applied Psycholinguistics, and Language Teaching Research.
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Chapter 2 outlines the role of visible speech cues in perception across the lifespan. Research on the integration of auditory and visual cues in speech perception flourished after the initial publication of the perceptual illusion known as the McGurk-McDonald effect in 1976, and ultimately, included research on the effect as experienced by native speakers of several languages in addition to English, and second-language learners. This illusory effect has contributed to our understanding of the neurophysiological processing of speech.