Quote: no categorical perception for fluent ASL signers; sharp crossovers in labeling, yet can discriminate similar stimuli in the same category

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[To confirm results of auditory discrimination results, Supalla and Newport developed a continuum of signing for American Sign Language (ASL) signs for Chinese-Candy, Onion-Apple, Chinese-Onion, and Candy-Apple.] Figure 15.6 presents the results of the … comparable to that obtained in speech studies, with … However, these results merely indicate what we knew … [ASL] language. … [p. 456] Figure 15.7 presents the discrimination functions obtained … As is clear from this figure, discrimination between … from the function predicted by assuming categorical perception. …   Google-1   Google-2

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