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A wide-ranging and authoritative volume exploring contemporary perceptual research on speech, updated with new original essays by leading researchersSpeech perception is a dynamic area of study that encompasses a wide variety of disciplines, including cognitive neuroscience, phonetics, linguistics, physiology and biophysics, auditory and speech science, and experimental psychology. The Handbook of Speech Perception, Second Edition, is a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of technical and theoretical developments in perceptual research on human speech. Offering a variety of perspectives on the perception of spoken language, this volume provides original essays by leading researchers on the major issues and most recent findings in the field. Each chapter provides an informed and critical survey, including a summary of current research and debate, clear examples and research findings, and discussion of anticipated advances and potential research directions. The timely second edition of this valuable resource:* Discusses a uniquely broad range of both foundational and emerging issues in the field* Surveys the major areas of the field of human speech perception* Features newly commissioned essays on the relation between speech perception and reading, features in speech perception and lexical access, perceptual identification of individual talkers, and perceptual learning of accented speech* Includes essential revisions of many chapters original to the first edition* Offers critical introductions to recent research literature and leading field developments* Encourages the development of multidisciplinary research on speech perception* Provides readers with clear understanding of the aims, methods, challenges, and prospects for advances in the fieldThe Handbook of Speech Perception, Second Edition, is ideal for both specialists and non-specialists throughout the research community looking for a comprehensive view of the latest technical and theoretical accomplishments in the field.