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A dual mechanism for intrinsic f0
Chen W, Whalen D, Tiede M. A dual mechanism for intrinsic f0. Journal Of Phonetics 2021, 87: 101063. PMID: 34012182, PMCID: PMC8128133, DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2021.101063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVowel coarticulation: Landmark statistics measure vowel aggressiona)
Chen W, Chang Y, Iskarous K. Vowel coarticulation: Landmark statistics measure vowel aggressiona). The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2015, 138: 1221-1232. PMID: 26328735, DOI: 10.1121/1.4928307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpatially Conditioned Speech Timing: Evidence and Implications
Shaw J, Chen W. Spatially Conditioned Speech Timing: Evidence and Implications. Frontiers In Psychology 2019, 10: 2726. PMID: 31866911, PMCID: PMC6906199, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVariability and Central Tendencies in Speech Production
Whalen D, Chen W. Variability and Central Tendencies in Speech Production. Frontiers In Communication 2019, 4: 49. DOI: 10.3389/fcomm.2019.00049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchF0-induced formant measurement errors result in biased variabilities
Chen WR, Whalen DH, Shadle CH. F0-induced formant measurement errors result in biased variabilities. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2019, 145: el360-el366. PMID: 31153348, PMCID: PMC6909981, DOI: 10.1121/1.5103195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVariability of articulator positions and formants across nine English vowels
Whalen DH, Chen WR, Tiede MK, Nam H. Variability of articulator positions and formants across nine English vowels. Journal Of Phonetics 2018, 68: 1-14. PMID: 30034052, PMCID: PMC6053058, DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2018.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Assessing ultrasound probe stabilization for quantifying speech production contrasts using the Adjustable Laboratory Probe Holder for UltraSound (ALPHUS)
Chen W, Stern M, Whalen D, Derrick D, Carignan C, Best C, Tiede M. Assessing ultrasound probe stabilization for quantifying speech production contrasts using the Adjustable Laboratory Probe Holder for UltraSound (ALPHUS). Journal Of Phonetics 2024, 105: 101339. PMID: 39071095, PMCID: PMC11280337, DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2024.101339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe [s -- > ʃ] sound change in /str-/ contexts: how temporal changes in the acoustic spectrum affect fricative percept
Shadle C, Koenig L, Chen W. The [s -- > ʃ] sound change in /str-/ contexts: how temporal changes in the acoustic spectrum affect fricative percept. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2024, 155: a315-a315. DOI: 10.1121/10.0027641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessing accuracy of resonances obtained with reassigned spectrograms from the “ground truth” of physical vocal tract models
Shadle C, Fulop S, Chen W, Whalen D. Assessing accuracy of resonances obtained with reassigned spectrograms from the “ground truth” of physical vocal tract models. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2024, 155: 1253-1263. PMID: 38341748, PMCID: PMC10858790, DOI: 10.1121/10.0024548.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Refining and extending measures for fricative spectra, with special attention to the high-frequency rangea)
Shadle C, Chen W, Koenig L, Preston J. Refining and extending measures for fricative spectra, with special attention to the high-frequency rangea). The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2023, 154: 1932-1944. PMID: 37768114, PMCID: PMC10540850, DOI: 10.1121/10.0021075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn acoustic study of Cantonese alaryngeal speech in different speaking conditions
Cox S, Huang T, Chen W, Ng M. An acoustic study of Cantonese alaryngeal speech in different speaking conditions. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2023, 153: 2973-2984. PMID: 37212513, PMCID: PMC10205142, DOI: 10.1121/10.0019471.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Formants are easy to measure; resonances, not so much: Lessons from Klatt (1986)a)
Whalen D, Chen W, Shadle C, Fulop S. Formants are easy to measure; resonances, not so much: Lessons from Klatt (1986)a). The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2022, 152: 933-941. PMID: 36050157, PMCID: PMC9374483, DOI: 10.1121/10.0013410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtreme stop allophony in Mixtec spontaneous speech: Data, word prosody, and modelling
DiCanio C, Chen W, Benn J, Amith J, García R. Extreme stop allophony in Mixtec spontaneous speech: Data, word prosody, and modelling. Journal Of Phonetics 2022, 92: 101147. PMID: 37655223, PMCID: PMC10470547, DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2022.101147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPassive voicingWord-level prosodyWord-initial positionVoiceless unaspirated stopsSpontaneous speech corporaWord-medial positionYoloxóchitl MixtecWorld's languagesWord prosodyCareful speechConsonant lengtheningUnaspirated stopsConsonant lenitionSpeech corpusSpontaneous speechWord positionLanguageLenitionConsonant durationVoiceless fricativesVoicingProsodyConsonantsSpeechSurprising amountComparison of auto-contouring and hand-contouring of ultrasound images of the tongue surface
Roon K, Chen W, Iwasaki R, Kang J, Kim B, Shejaeya G, Tiede M, Whalen D. Comparison of auto-contouring and hand-contouring of ultrasound images of the tongue surface. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics 2022, 36: 1112-1131. PMID: 34974782, PMCID: PMC9250540, DOI: 10.1080/02699206.2021.1998633.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
The Effect of Clear Speech on Cantonese Alaryngeal Speakers’ Intelligibility
Hui T, Cox S, Huang T, Chen W, Ng M. The Effect of Clear Speech on Cantonese Alaryngeal Speakers’ Intelligibility. Folia Phoniatrica Et Logopaedica 2021, 74: 103-111. PMID: 34333487, PMCID: PMC8800939, DOI: 10.1159/000517676.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Variability of Electrolaryngeal Speech Intelligibility in Multitalker Babble.
Cox S, McNicholl K, Shadle C, Chen W. Variability of Electrolaryngeal Speech Intelligibility in Multitalker Babble. American Journal Of Speech-Language Pathology 2020, 29: 2012-2022. PMID: 32870708, PMCID: PMC8740568, DOI: 10.1044/2020_ajslp-20-00092.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Three-dimensional printable ultrasound transducer stabilization system
Derrick D, Carignan C, Chen W, Shujau M, Best C. Three-dimensional printable ultrasound transducer stabilization system. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2018, 144: el392-el398. PMID: 30522328, PMCID: PMC6221822, DOI: 10.1121/1.5066350.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Influences of Tone on Vowel Articulation in Mandarin Chinese
Shaw J, Chen W, Proctor M, Derrick D. Influences of Tone on Vowel Articulation in Mandarin Chinese. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2016, 59: s1566-s1574. PMID: 28002837, DOI: 10.1044/2015_jslhr-s-15-0031.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Super-imposing maxillary and palatal locations for electroarticulometry: A SIMPLE methoda)
Chen W, Chang Y, Best C, Derrick D. Super-imposing maxillary and palatal locations for electroarticulometry: A SIMPLE methoda). The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2015, 138: el161-el166. PMID: 26328743, DOI: 10.1121/1.4927634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAlginatesAlgorithmsAnalog-Digital ConversionCalcium SulfateComputer SystemsDental Impression MaterialsDental Impression TechniqueFemaleFiducial MarkersGlucuronic AcidHexuronic AcidsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalMaleMaxillaModels, DentalPalatePhoneticsRadiographySpeech Articulation Tests