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 featuresPrevocalicLanguageTonguePostvocalicRetroflexVowelsArticulatorySpeakersSoundSpeechAssessing 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 ResearchProduction 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
2023
Neural Changes in Children With Residual Speech Sound Disorder After Ultrasound Biofeedback Speech Therapy.
Spencer C, Vannest J, Preston J, Maas E, Sizemore E, McAllister T, Whalen D, Maloney T, Boyce S. Neural Changes in Children With Residual Speech Sound Disorder After Ultrasound Biofeedback Speech Therapy. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2023, 66: 3223-3241. PMID: 37524116, PMCID: PMC10558148, DOI: 10.1044/2023_jslhr-22-00430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidual speech sound disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSpeech sound disordersUltrasound visual feedbackSpeech therapy programSound disordersTD groupSpeech productionFunctional connectivityLeft visual association cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imaging experimentSeed-to-voxel approachRegion-of-interest approachSpeech therapySyllable repetition taskVisual association cortexTherapy programLongitudinal changesPatterns of activitySpeech motorWord probesNeural differencesLeft insulaNeural changesConnectivity differences
2022
Characterizing sensorimotor profiles in children with residual speech sound disorder: a pilot study
Kabakoff H, Gritsyk O, Harel D, Tiede M, Preston J, Whalen D, McAllister T. Characterizing sensorimotor profiles in children with residual speech sound disorder: a pilot study. Journal Of Communication Disorders 2022, 99: 106230. PMID: 35728449, PMCID: PMC9464712, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2022.106230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with lower accuracySpeech productionMotor skillsModels of speech productionResidual speech sound disorderSpeech sound disordersPredictor of accuracySomatosensory acuityPost-treatmentSound disordersSpeech errorsSpeech accuracyPilot studySensorimotor profileMotor planningReduced motor skillsProduction accuracySensorimotor measuresPredictive relationshipAuditory acuityStimulation taskSpeechLifelong challengesPre-treatmentSpeech outcomesAcoustic effects of syllable position of English /s/: Is there a “dark” [s]?
Lombardo D, Whalen D, Chen W, Shadle C. Acoustic effects of syllable position of English /s/: Is there a “dark” [s]? Proceedings Of Meetings On Acoustics 2022, 46: 060005. DOI: 10.1121/2.0001725.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Indexing head movement during speech production using optical markers
Roon K, Dawson K, Tiede M, Whalen D. Indexing head movement during speech production using optical markers. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2016, 139: el167-el171. PMID: 27250203, PMCID: PMC5392071, DOI: 10.1121/1.4951030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHead positionOptimal marker placementMovement extentMarker placementSkin-affixed markersSpeech production
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 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 stabilityAdultsPeopleThe coarticulation/invariance scale: Mutual information as a measure of coarticulation resistance, motor synergy, and articulatory invariance
Iskarous K, Mooshammer C, Hoole P, Recasens D, Shadle C, Saltzman E, Whalen D. The coarticulation/invariance scale: Mutual information as a measure of coarticulation resistance, motor synergy, and articulatory invariance. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2013, 134: 1271-1282. PMID: 23927125, PMCID: PMC3745479, DOI: 10.1121/1.4812855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpeech productionTheory of speech productionTheories of coarticulationPhysical information flowCoarticulation resistancePhonological unitsSpeech researchArticulatory signalsAmount of physical informationCoarticulationSpeech perceptionSpeechCentral conceptsQuantitative scaleMutual informationEnglishConcept of mutual informationLanguageCatalanMutual information measurePerceptionScaleTheorizingInformation sharing
1995
Hot topics in speech communication
Whalen D. Hot topics in speech communication. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1995, 97: 3342-3342. DOI: 10.1121/1.412749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBroca's areaSpeech perceptionPatterns of brain activityActivated Broca's areaLeft premotor cortexPhonetic taskSpeech productionPremotor cortexFunctional MRIBrain activityFricative consonantsTemporal lobeAcoustic manifestationsSpeech processingSpeech communicationReading printSpeech articulationSpeech synthesisSpeechPassive listeningArticulationAcoustic manipulationPET scansVoiceVoice disorders