2022
Acoustic effects of syllable position of English /s/: Is there a “dark” [s]?
Lombardo D, Whalen D, Chen W, Shadle C. Acoustic effects of syllable position of English /s/: Is there a “dark” [s]? Proceedings Of Meetings On Acoustics 2022, 46: 060005. DOI: 10.1121/2.0001725.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Perception of American English consonants /v/ and /w/ by Hindi speakers of English
Grover V, Shafer V, Campanelli L, Whalen D, Levy E. Perception of American English consonants /v/ and /w/ by Hindi speakers of English. Journal Of Second Language Pronunciation 2021, 7: 370-407. DOI: 10.1075/jslp.20033.gro.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHindi listenersAmerican EnglishHindi speakersLate L2 learnersAmerican English consonantsHindi-English bilingualsL2 learnersConsonant contrastsL2 environmentEnglish consonantsNonsense wordsHindiListenersAE controlExposure to AeEnglish abstractEnglishModulate perceptionBilingualsConsonantsSpeakersPerceptionLanguageLearnersL2
2020
Phonetic documentation in three collections: Topics and evolution
Whalen D, DiCanio C, Dockum R. Phonetic documentation in three collections: Topics and evolution. Journal Of The International Phonetic Association 2020, 52: 95-121. PMID: 35400757, PMCID: PMC8992502, DOI: 10.1017/s0025100320000079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhonetic documentationPhonetic aspectsProperties of languageJournal of PhoneticsBook-length studyPhonetic propertiesWorld's languagesPhonetic structureLanguage familiesIndo-EuropeanLanguageFuller coverageDocumentation projectDocumentation effortsSOWLJournalsAcoustic propertiesPerceptual measuresSuprasegmentalsPhoneticsConsonantsVowelsArticleCategoriesDocumentsEffects of Ultrasound Familiarization on Production and Perception of Nonnative Contrasts
Roon K, Kang J, Whalen D. Effects of Ultrasound Familiarization on Production and Perception of Nonnative Contrasts. Phonetica 2020, 77: 350-393. PMID: 32008006, PMCID: PMC9188028, DOI: 10.1159/000505298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUltrasound familiarityNonnative speech soundsPresence of palatalizationClasses of soundsPalatal consonantsWord-finalNonnative contrastsRussian consonantsFamiliarizing learnersLearner groupsSpeech soundsNaive learnersLearnersUltrasound learnersNovel contextsConsonantsFamiliarityContextSoundPostfamiliarizationDiscrimination taskDiscrimination trainingTongueTaskPerception
2019
Phonetic structure in Yoloxóchitl Mixtec consonants
DiCanio C, Zhang C, Whalen D, García R. Phonetic structure in Yoloxóchitl Mixtec consonants. Journal Of The International Phonetic Association 2019, 50: 333-365. DOI: 10.1017/s0025100318000294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMixtec languageStop seriesFormant transitionsVoiceless unaspirated stopsPolysyllabic shorteningConsonant systemProsodic templatesConsonant typesUnaspirated stopsConsonant inventoryOral vowelsPrenasalized stopsPhonetic descriptionPhonetic structureNasal consonantsClosure durationTonal systemLanguageNasal closureMixtecWordsConsonantsWord sizeAcoustic propertiesSpectral moments
2017
Voice Onset Time (VOT) at 50: Theoretical and practical issues in measuring voicing distinctions
Abramson A, Whalen D. Voice Onset Time (VOT) at 50: Theoretical and practical issues in measuring voicing distinctions. Journal Of Phonetics 2017, 63: 75-86. PMID: 29104329, PMCID: PMC5665574, DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2017.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of consonant voicing on vocalic segment duration across resonants and prosodic boundaries
Whalen D. Effects of consonant voicing on vocalic segment duration across resonants and prosodic boundaries. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2017, 141: 3702-3702. DOI: 10.1121/1.4988084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerception and production of American English consonants /v/ and /w/ by Hindi speakers of English
Grover V, Shafer V, Whalen D, Levy E. Perception and production of American English consonants /v/ and /w/ by Hindi speakers of English. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2017, 141: 3516-3516. DOI: 10.1121/1.4987387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpeakers of EnglishHindi speakersHindi listenersAmerican EnglishLength of residenceNative Hindi speakersAmerican English consonantsEnglish listenersEnglish consonantsWord formsProduction taskEnglishSpeakersHindiSpeech perceptionListenersPerceptual learningConsonantsFindings shed lightPerceptionLanguageSpeechTraining programTaskTokens
2014
Secondary gestures for consonants: An electromagnetic articulometer study of troughs
Nam H, Shadle C, Tiede M, Saltzman E, Whalen D. Secondary gestures for consonants: An electromagnetic articulometer study of troughs. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2014, 135: 2196-2196. DOI: 10.1121/1.4877159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTongue bodyVowel contextsIntraoral air pressureConsonant lengthArticulatory PhonologyVowel targetsAnticipatory coarticulationTrained phoneticiansNon-wordsReal wordsArticulation activitiesVowelsHypothesis 2GesturesHypothesis 1TongueContextPhonologyCoarticulationConsonantsPhoneticiansLabialsVCVWordsArticulation
2013
Computational simulation of CV combination preferences in babbling
Nam H, Goldstein L, Giulivi S, Levitt A, Whalen D. Computational simulation of CV combination preferences in babbling. Journal Of Phonetics 2013, 41: 63-77. PMID: 24496111, PMCID: PMC3564651, DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2012.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Biomechanically Preferred Consonant-Vowel Combinations Fail to Appear in Adult Spoken Corpora
Whalen D, Giulivi S, Nam H, Levitt A, Hallé P, Goldstein L. Biomechanically Preferred Consonant-Vowel Combinations Fail to Appear in Adult Spoken Corpora. Language And Speech 2012, 55: 503-515. PMID: 23420980, PMCID: PMC3580796, DOI: 10.1177/0023830911434123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConsonant-vowel combinationsAdult languageCV preferencesAmbient spoken languageCombinations of consonantsSpoken corpusCentral vowelsLabial consonantsDictionary dataCV combinationsConsonant-vowelConsonant/vowelBabbling measuresSpeaking frequencyBabblingVowelsEnglishDictionaryLanguageMandarinConsonantsCorpusFrenchIndividual CTokens
2010
Locus equations are an acoustic expression of articulator synergy
Iskarous K, Fowler C, Whalen D. Locus equations are an acoustic expression of articulator synergy. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2010, 128: 2021-2032. PMID: 20968373, PMCID: PMC2981116, DOI: 10.1121/1.3479538.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Vowel space parameters
Whalen D. Vowel space parameters. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2007, 122: 3015-3015. DOI: 10.1121/1.2942773.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Consonant‐vowel place linkages in the babbling of 6‐, 9‐ and 12‐month‐old learners of French, English, and Mandarin
Giulivi S, Whalen D, Goldstein L, Levitt A. Consonant‐vowel place linkages in the babbling of 6‐, 9‐ and 12‐month‐old learners of French, English, and Mandarin. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2006, 119: 3421-3421. DOI: 10.1121/1.4786842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBack vowelsLearners of FrenchMandarin-learning infantsArticulation of consonantsLanguage acquisitionMid vowelsEnglish learningFrench learningLabial consonantsLanguage masteryCV syllablesVowelsLanguageBabblingConsonantsModerate supportVelarsSyllablesEnglishResults cast doubtMandarinLearnersAccountsFrenchMonths of age
2003
Posterior Pharyngeal Wall Position in the Production of Speech
Magen H, Kang A, Tiede M, Whalen D. Posterior Pharyngeal Wall Position in the Production of Speech. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2003, 46: 241-251. PMID: 12647902, DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2003/019).Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClasses of speech soundsProduction of speechAnterior pharyngeal wallVowel qualityMidsagittal widthVocal cavitySpeech soundsIsolated wordsSpeech variabilitySpeechVowelsUpper oropharynxMidsagittal magnetic resonance imagesConsonantsEnglishSentencesWordsJapanesePosterior pharyngeal wallSoundPharyngeal wall
2000
Consonants and vowels behave differently in silent center syllables
Kang A, Whalen D. Consonants and vowels behave differently in silent center syllables. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2000, 107: 2855-2856. DOI: 10.1121/1.429243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSteady-state vowelsSilent centersVowel discriminationVowel identificationConsonant discriminationActivate different brain regionsConsonantal contextVowel gesturesConsonant gesturesGesture theoryVowelsSyllablesRight ear advantageConsonantsCategorical perceptionAcoustic informationBrain regionsPerceptual mechanismsEar advantageAuditory explanationsGesturesConsonant/vowelDiscrimination
1993
FO gives voicing information even with unambiguous voice onset times.
Whalen D, Abramson A, Lisker L, Mody M. FO gives voicing information even with unambiguous voice onset times. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1993, 93: 2152-9. PMID: 8473630, DOI: 10.1121/1.406678.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1987
Vowel and consonant judgments are not independent when cued by the same information
Whalen D. Vowel and consonant judgments are not independent when cued by the same information. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1987, 82: s84-s84. DOI: 10.1121/1.2025022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
P-centers are unaffected by phonetic categorization
Cooper A, Whalen D, Fowler C. P-centers are unaffected by phonetic categorization. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics 1986, 39: 187-196. PMID: 3737344, DOI: 10.3758/bf03212490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP-center locationPhonetic identitySyllable initial consonantsSyllable rhymePhonetic characteristicsAcoustic realizationPhonetic structureInitial consonantsPhonetic judgmentsPhonetic categorizationPhonetic perceptionSyllablesAcoustic onsetWordsConsonantsAcoustic characteristicsP-centerAcoustic parametersRelevant dimensionsAmplitude envelopeRhymeJudgmentIdentityCategorizationMarcus
1984
Stress centers are not perceived categorically
Cooper A, Fowler C, Whalen D. Stress centers are not perceived categorically. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1984, 76: s89-s90. DOI: 10.1121/1.2022078.Peer-Reviewed Original Research