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Nonlinear Timing and Language Processing in Norm and Pathology

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Many experimental data have indicated that nonlinear temporal processing plays a crucial role in human cognition, including our language communication. We summarize briefly the neuropsychological findings on typical temporal frame underlying language processing. Concentrating on millisecond (the high-frequency processing system) and multisecond (the low-frequency system) timing mechanisms, we provide evidence on temporal dynamics of both speech reception and expression with the special concern on temporal integration and temporal resolution of the signal. The examples of nonlinear temporal processing are discussed in cross-linguistic scenario. Finally, we provide some examples on time distortion in language-disordered population and discuss future applications of training in temporal processing in amelioration of language functions.

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    In Slavic languages the negative VOT values are typical for the voicing contrast, whereas, those positive ones for the unvoicing contrast.

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This research was supported by grant INNOTECH-K1/IN1/30/159041/NCBR/12.

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  1. Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland

    Elzbieta Szelag & Anna Dacewicz

  2. University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland

    Elzbieta Szelag

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  1. Department of Psychology, Seconda Università di Napoli and IIASS, Caserta, Italy

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  3. sezione di Napoli Osservatorio, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcan, Napoli, Italy

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Szelag, E., Dacewicz, A. (2016). Nonlinear Timing and Language Processing in Norm and Pathology. In: Esposito, A., et al. Recent Advances in Nonlinear Speech Processing. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 48. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28109-4_4

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