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The Dogma of Isomorphism: A Case Study from Speech Perception
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 April 2022
Abstract
In this paper I provide a metatheoretical analysis of speech perception research. I argue that the central turning point in the history of speech perception research has not been well understood. While it is widely thought to mark a decisive break with what I call “the alphabetic conception of speech,” I argue that it instead marks the entrenchment of this conception of speech. In addition, I argue that the alphabetic conception of speech continues to underwrite speech perception research today and moreover that it functions as a dogma which ought to be rejected.
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- Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science
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- Copyright © 1999 by the Philosophy of Science Association
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I would like to thank David Malament, Howard Nusbaum, and Brian C. Smith for helpful comments.
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