2024
Production of the English /ɹ/ by Mandarin-English Bilingual Speakers.
Chen S, Whalen D, Mok P. Production of the English /ɹ/ by Mandarin-English Bilingual Speakers. Language And Speech 2024, 238309241230895. PMID: 38462718, DOI: 10.1177/00238309241230895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMandarin-English bilingualsRhotic soundsL2 speech learningEnglish proficiency levelsNative English speakersMechanisms of speech productionL2 learnersMandarin-EnglishPhonetic realizationBilingual speakersNative speakersEnglish speakersLanguage proficiencyProficiency levelsPhonetic similaritySpeech learningF3-F2Fricative noiseSpeech productionBilingualsEnglishHigher F3Native-likeTongue shapeMandarin
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
The effect of native language on the second language vowel variability
Kang J, Whalen D, Nam H. The effect of native language on the second language vowel variability. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2018, 144: 1868-1868. DOI: 10.1121/1.5068217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVowel pairsEnglish vowelsVowel categoriesMale speakersKorean learners of EnglishEffect of native languageKorean L2 learnersLearners of EnglishNative English speakersRepetition of wordsL2 learnersL2 vowelsF1/F2 spaceKorean vowelsEnglish speakersNative languageFemale speakersNative categoriesVowelsEnglishSpeakersAcoustic resultsLanguageLearnersCategories