Journal article
Reading skills are related to global, but not local, acoustic pattern perception
Nature neuroscience, Vol.6(4), pp.343-344
04/01/2003
DOI: 10.1038/nn1035
PMID: 12652304
Abstract
Although reading ability has been related to the processing of simple pitch features such as isolated transitions or continuous modulation, spoken language also contains complex patterns of pitch changes that are important for establishing stress location and for segmenting the speech stream. These aspects of spoken language processing depend critically on pitch pattern (global structure) rather than on absolute pitch values (local structure). Here we show that the detection of global structure, and not local structure, is predictive of performance on measures of phonological skill and reading ability, which supports a critical importance of pitch contour processing in the acquisition of literacy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Reading skills are related to global, but not local, acoustic pattern perception
- Creators
- Jessica M Foxton - University of Newcastle AustraliaJoel B Talcott - Aston UniversityCaroline Witton - Aston UniversityHal Brace - Newcastle UniversityFiona McIntyre - Newcastle UniversityTimothy D Griffiths - Newcastle University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Nature neuroscience, Vol.6(4), pp.343-344
- DOI
- 10.1038/nn1035
- PMID
- 12652304
- ISSN
- 1097-6256
- eISSN
- 1546-1726
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2003
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984627319702771
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