2020
Vowel Acoustics and Speech Intelligibility in Young Adults With Down Syndrome.
Carl M, Kent R, Levy E, Whalen D. Vowel Acoustics and Speech Intelligibility in Young Adults With Down Syndrome. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2020, 63: 674-687. PMID: 32160481, DOI: 10.1044/2019_jslhr-19-00204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorner vowelsVowel productionSingle-word productionSpeech production deficitsAcoustic measurementsIntelligence scoresYoung adultsSpeech intelligibilityDown syndromeLow vowelsVowel centralizationEnglish wordsFormant dataVowel acousticsProduction deficitsVowelsAdult listenersSpeech impairmentSpeech intelligibility scoresAcoustic findingsSpeakersReduced intelligibilitySpeechTD controlsMethod Participants
2015
Vowel variability in elicited versus spontaneous speech: Evidence from Mixtec
DiCanio C, Nam H, Amith J, García R, Whalen D. Vowel variability in elicited versus spontaneous speech: Evidence from Mixtec. Journal Of Phonetics 2015, 48: 45-59. DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2014.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpontaneous speechElicited speechEndangered languagesVowel dispersionSpeech styleNarrative speechInfluence of speech styleShorter vowel durationsSpontaneous narrative speechVowel variabilityPhonetic differencesVowel systemOral vowelsPhonetic dataVowel durationVowel spaceContextual assimilationVowel acousticsMale speakersDuration differencesFemale speakersStylistic differencesAcoustic differencesVowelsSpeakers