2024
What R Mandarin Chinese /ɹ/s? – acoustic and articulatory features of Mandarin Chinese rhotics
Chen S, Whalen D, Mok P. What R Mandarin Chinese /ɹ/s? – acoustic and articulatory features of Mandarin Chinese rhotics. Phonetica 2024, 81: 509-552. PMID: 39279469, PMCID: PMC11449382, DOI: 10.1515/phon-2023-0023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTongue shapeRhotic soundsSyllable positionEffect of syllable positionPhonetic variationPhonetic featuresVowel contextsHigher F2Speech productionArticulatory featuresFricative noiseRhoticsAcoustic differencesMandarinAcoustic featuresPrevocalicLanguageTonguePostvocalicRetroflexVowelsArticulatorySpeakersSoundSpeech
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 mechanismsPronunciationUtterancesLearnersL2FrenchSoundAccentArticulatoryEnglishSpeakersLanguageVOTA cross-linguistic study of audio-aerotactile perceptual integration using voicing continua
Saito H, Ménard L, Tiede M, Whalen D. A cross-linguistic study of audio-aerotactile perceptual integration using voicing continua. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2022, 152: a172-a172. DOI: 10.1121/10.0015925.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLinguistic experiencePerception of speech soundsCross-linguistic studiesEnglish listenersBilingual listenersBilingual speakersEnglish monolingualsFrench listenersSyllable onsetsEnglish stimuliNative languagePhoneme perceptionSpeech soundsVoicing continuumSpeech perceptionListenersEnglishIdentification taskMultisensory integrationPerceptual integrationAir puffComplex relationshipPerceptionMonolingualsSpeakersComparing metrics for quantification of children’s tongue shape complexity using ultrasound imaging
Kabakoff H, Beames S, Tiede M, Whalen D, Preston J, McAllister T. Comparing metrics for quantification of children’s tongue shape complexity using ultrasound imaging. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics 2022, 37: 169-195. PMID: 35243947, PMCID: PMC9440959, DOI: 10.1080/02699206.2022.2039300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTongue shapeAdult speakersSample of young childrenSpeech sound disordersVocal tract sizeMotor skillsYoung childrenSound disordersArticulatory complexityDisordered speakersSpeech soundsTongue bodySpeakersSpeech delayAssessment proceduresSpeechTongueDisordersPosterior regionDevelopment of motor skillsChildrenTract sizeSkillsPhonemeInflection
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
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
2018
Voice onset time and beyond: Exploring laryngeal contrast in 19 languages
Cho T, Whalen D, Docherty G. Voice onset time and beyond: Exploring laryngeal contrast in 19 languages. Journal Of Phonetics 2018, 72: 52-65. PMID: 31571702, PMCID: PMC6768074, DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2018.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVoice onset timeLaryngeal contrastVoicing contrastEffects of language contactCross-linguistic dataIndo-Aryan languagesDistribution of VOTGestural phonologyLanguage contactPhonetic dimensionsWorld's languagesLinguistic levelsSupralaryngeal articulationArticulatory measuresOnset timeFeature systemLanguageVOTVoiceArticulationPhonologySpeakersWorldDiscussionQuestionsThe 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 resultsLanguageLearnersCategoriesIndividual differences and their effect on the nature of speech motor errors in younger and older adults
Dawson K, Tiede M, Whalen D. Individual differences and their effect on the nature of speech motor errors in younger and older adults. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2018, 144: 1905-1905. DOI: 10.1121/1.5068347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpeech errorsOlder adultsAge-related effectsMotor speechWord pairsRating taskCognitive abilitiesSpeech paradigmSpeech movementsBehavioral predictorsLip apertureMotor errorSpeechError tendenciesMetronome rateAdultsTaskTongue contoursIndividual characteristicsArticulatory dataError incidenceMetronomeWordsSpeakersParticipantsDo 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
Non-linear dimensionality reduction for correlated tongue measurement points
Kang J, Whalen D, Nam H. Non-linear dimensionality reduction for correlated tongue measurement points. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2017, 141: 3581-3581. DOI: 10.1121/1.4987635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerception 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 programTaskTokensUltrasound Images of the Tongue: A Tutorial for Assessment and Remediation of Speech Sound Errors.
Preston J, McAllister Byun T, Boyce S, Hamilton S, Tiede M, Phillips E, Rivera-Campos A, Whalen D. Ultrasound Images of the Tongue: A Tutorial for Assessment and Remediation of Speech Sound Errors. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2017 PMID: 28117824, PMCID: PMC5351819, DOI: 10.3791/55123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpeech sound errorsSpeech soundsSound errorsTongue shapeProduction of speech soundsClinical populationsSpeech-language pathologistsArticulatory natureIncorrect productionsError soundsSpeechSource of feedbackUltrasound feedbackSpeech therapyLingual soundsTongueExtended exampleSoundSpeakersClinical contextVisual feedbackIllustrative modelPathologistsContextClinicians
2016
Recurrence Quantification Analysis of Sentence-Level Speech Kinematics
Jackson E, Tiede M, Riley M, Whalen D. Recurrence Quantification Analysis of Sentence-Level Speech Kinematics. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2016, 59: 1315-1326. PMID: 27824987, PMCID: PMC5399759, DOI: 10.1044/2016_jslhr-s-16-0008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2014
Ultrasound evidence for place of articulation of the mora nasal /ɴ/ in Japanese
Mizoguchi A, Whalen D. Ultrasound evidence for place of articulation of the mora nasal /ɴ/ in Japanese. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2014, 136: 2103-2103. DOI: 10.1121/1.4899565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVariability 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 repetitionsDistinctionEffects of speaking mode (clear, habitual, slow speech) on vowels of individuals with Parkinson's disease
Buccheri R, Whalen D, Strange W, McGarr N, Raphael L. Effects of speaking mode (clear, habitual, slow speech) on vowels of individuals with Parkinson's disease. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2014, 135: 2294-2294. DOI: 10.1121/1.4877537.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
A comparison of kinematic and acoustic approaches to measuring speech stability between speakers who do and do not stutter
Jackson E, Tiede M, Whalen D. A comparison of kinematic and acoustic approaches to measuring speech stability between speakers who do and do not stutter. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2013, 134: 4206-4206. DOI: 10.1121/1.4831443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect of linguistic complexityNon-stuttering speakersFluent speech productionSpeech-language pathologistsSpeech productionSpeech movementsSpeech variabilityLinguistic complexityStutteringSpatiotemporal indexKinematic dataStuttering peopleAudio-recordedSocial factorsKinematic signalsSpeakersAcoustic approachQuantify stabilitySTIAcoustic stabilityAdultsPeoplePerceptual Integration of Visual Evidence of the Airstream from Aspirated Stops.
Mayer C, Gick B, Weigel T, Whalen D. Perceptual Integration of Visual Evidence of the Airstream from Aspirated Stops. Acoustique Canadienne 2013, 41: 23-27. PMID: 26097284, PMCID: PMC4474184.Peer-Reviewed Original Research