English Explanatory Dictionary

motor theory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The hypothesis that people perceive spoken words by identifying the vocal tract gestures with which they are pronounced rather than by identifying the sound patterns generated by speech.

Word forms

motor theory
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