Speech prosody enhances the neural processing of syntax.

ABSTRACT: Human language relies on the correct processing of syntactic information, as it is essential for successful communication between speakers. As an abstract level of language, syntax has often been studied separately from the physical form of the speech signal, thus often masking the interactions that can promote better syntactic processing in the human brain. However, behavioral and neural evidence from adults suggests the idea that prosody and syntax interact, and studies in infants support the notion that prosody assists language learning. Here we analyze a MEG dataset to investigate how acoustic cues, specifically prosody, interact with syntactic representations in the brains of native English speakers. More specifically, to examine whether prosody enhances the cortical encoding of synta

SUBMITTER: Degano G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11190187 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature