posted on 2006-02-01, 00:00authored byAndrew J. Lotto, Lori HoltLori Holt
On the basis of a review of the literature and three new experiments, Fowler (2006) concludes that
a contrast account for phonetic context effects is not tenable and is inferior to a gestural account. We
believe that this conclusion is premature and that it is based on a restricted set of assumptions about
a general perceptual account. Here, we briefly address the criticisms of Fowler (2006), with the intent
of clarifying what a general auditory and learning approach to speech perception entails.