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tfester

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The evidence for speech being special
 
  a) is quite strong.
   b) is quite weak.
   c) is mixed.
   d) is so weak that the special status of speech isn't even a question that's pursued by researchers.

Question 2

Which of these serves as evidence for the motor theory of speech perception?
 
  a) coarticulation
   b) speech seems too quick for regular perceptual mechanisms to take care of it
   c) the phonemic restoration effect
   d) the finding that non-humans do seem capable of perceiving speech



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b



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