Illusion in Speech and Language

Over this hour we will be exploring a small selection of the many perceptual idiosyncrasies associated with the relationships of sound, speech, music and language perception and interpretation.. We will hear two examples that illustrate sonic illusions based upon our misperception of repeated speech patterns. For these, a pen and paper will add to your enjoyment of the experiment.

These introductory examples are based on Professor Deutsch’s ongoing research as available on her website. Following this experiential and experimental introduction we will be moving through such areas as the Civil Rights era compositions of Steve Reich, jazz scat singing, audio-visual speech and sensory integration and various other psychoacoustic phenomena, contact with the dead, sound art dealing with endangered languages in Sub-Saharan African and an 21st century acousmatic composition exploring the relationship of speech, dialect and music.

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