Seth Wiener

My research program involves experimental investigations of spoken languages. Specifically, I address four areas that are central to understanding the nature of the cognitive processes and representations that enable listeners to understand language and recognize speech.

(1) Speech perception – what information is extracted from the speech signal? And how do linguistic experiences affect this process?

(2) Lexical representation – what information about a word is stored in memory? And how is this information stored?

(3) Lexical access – how is this stored information retrieved and used during word recognition?

(4) Second language acquisition – how and to what extent do these processes differ between native and non-native speakers? And what can we do to improve teaching and learning of speech?