2022
“New” sounds detract attention from “similar” sounds: “New” and “similar” L2 sounds for English speakers learning French
Lombardo D, Whalen D. “New” sounds detract attention from “similar” sounds: “New” and “similar” L2 sounds for English speakers learning French. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2022, 152: a264-a264. DOI: 10.1121/10.0016222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican EnglishVoicing of stopsAE speakersL2 accentVoiceless stopsForeign languageFrench utterancesCorrect pronunciationArticulatory gesturesLearners' attentionAdult learnersSpeech literatureCognitive mechanismsPronunciationUtterancesLearnersL2FrenchSoundAccentArticulatoryEnglishSpeakersLanguageVOT
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
2018
Do Hindi speakers of English realize the acoustic cues for American English /v/ and /w/ contrast?
Grover V, Shafer V, Whalen D, Levy E, Kakadelis S. Do Hindi speakers of English realize the acoustic cues for American English /v/ and /w/ contrast? The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2018, 143: 1756-1757. DOI: 10.1121/1.5035750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHindi speakersAmerican EnglishLength of residenceSpeakers of EnglishAE speakersPhonological inventoryWord-initialNonsense wordsOnset frequencyFinding of no significant differenceAE groupAcoustic cuesHindiSpeakersFricativesPerception studiesEnglishWordsTokensNo significant differenceCuesOnsetInventorySignificant differenceGroup
2017
Perception 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
2015
Methods for quantifying tongue shape and complexity using ultrasound imaging
Dawson K, Tiede M, Whalen D. Methods for quantifying tongue shape and complexity using ultrasound imaging. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics 2015, 30: 328-344. PMID: 26587871, PMCID: PMC4914365, DOI: 10.3109/02699206.2015.1099164.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Modeling the acoustics of American English /r/ using configurable articulatory synthesis (CASY)
Lehnert‐LeHouillier H, Iskarous K, Whalen D. Modeling the acoustics of American English /r/ using configurable articulatory synthesis (CASY). The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2004, 115: 2633-2633. DOI: 10.1121/1.4784873.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Commonality in the dorsal articulations of English vowels and liquids
Gick B, Kang A, Whalen D. Commonality in the dorsal articulations of English vowels and liquids. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1999, 106: 2243-2243. DOI: 10.1121/1.427645.Peer-Reviewed Original Research