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
2014
Variability in English vowels is comparable in articulation and acoustics
Noiray A, Iskarous K, Whalen D. Variability in English vowels is comparable in articulation and acoustics. Laboratory Phonology Journal Of The Association For Laboratory Phonology 2014, 5: 271-288. PMID: 25101144, PMCID: PMC4119755, DOI: 10.1515/lp-2014-0010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhonological distinctionsTongue heightEnglish front vowelsSubject of longstanding debateF1-F0 differencePatterns of articulationFront vowelsEnglish vowelsVowel heightVowel pairsAdult speakersVowel articulationVowel productionArticulatory configurationsSpeech productionArticulatory parametersVowelsPerceptual contrastLongstanding debateArticulationIdiosyncratic patternsSpeakersAcoustic dataMultiple repetitionsDistinction
2004
Vowel Production and Perception: Hyperarticulation without a Hyperspace Effect
Whalen D, Magen H, Pouplier M, Kang A, Iskarous K. Vowel Production and Perception: Hyperarticulation without a Hyperspace Effect. Language And Speech 2004, 47: 155-174. PMID: 15581190, DOI: 10.1177/00238309040470020301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalifornia EnglishFront vowelsVowel targetsHyperspace effectVowel perceptionVowel productionSpeech soundsHigher F1VowelsSpeakersSpeaker spaceVocal tractOwn productsSpeechPerceptual spaceHyperarticulationDialectEnglishIndividual perceptionsPerceptionListenersFlemmingIndividualsJohnsonHypothesis
2003
Perception of relative location of F0 within the speaking range
Honorof D, Whalen D. Perception of relative location of F0 within the speaking range. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2003, 114: 2393-2393. DOI: 10.1121/1.4777959.Peer-Reviewed Original Research