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
Retention of devoiced vowels in Tokyo Japanese: Evidence from lip articulation
Iwasaki R, Roon K, Shaw J, Tiede M, Whalen D. Retention of devoiced vowels in Tokyo Japanese: Evidence from lip articulation. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2022, 152: a287-a287. DOI: 10.1121/10.0016299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevoiced vowelsTokyo JapaneseLip apertureNative speakers of Tokyo JapaneseLip articulationNative speakersVoiceless obstruentsVowel qualityVowel gesturesArticulatory gesturesLingual gesturesVowel /i/VowelsWord pairsVoice environmentJapaneseGesturesVoiceObstruentsMoraNonceArticulationTokyoControversiesCongruent aero-tactile stimuli bias perception of voicing continua
Goldenberg D, Tiede M, Bennett R, Whalen D. Congruent aero-tactile stimuli bias perception of voicing continua. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2022, 16: 879981. PMID: 35911601, PMCID: PMC9334670, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.879981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcoustic 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 ResearchDynamic evidence for the vowel gesture retention of devoiced high vowels in Tokyo Japanese
Iwasaki R, Roon K, Shaw J, Tiede M, Whalen D. Dynamic evidence for the vowel gesture retention of devoiced high vowels in Tokyo Japanese. Proceedings Of Meetings On Acoustics 2022, 46: 060004. DOI: 10.1121/2.0001691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTokyo JapaneseVowel gesturesDevoiced vowelsVowel contextsNative speakers of Tokyo JapaneseTongue contoursNative speakersVoiceless obstruentsHigh vowelsVowel contrastLingual gesturesLingual articulationVowelsTongue shapeVocal tractJapaneseGesturesSeries of phasesVoiceTongueObstruentsContextArticulationTokyoControversiesAn ultrasound study of high vowel devoicing in Tokyo Japanese: Evidence for the vowel gesture retention
Iwasaki R, Roon K, Shaw J, Tiede M, Whalen D. An ultrasound study of high vowel devoicing in Tokyo Japanese: Evidence for the vowel gesture retention. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2022, 151: a63-a63. DOI: 10.1121/10.0010666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTokyo JapaneseVowel contextsVowel devoicingNative speakers of Tokyo JapaneseTongue shapeHigh vowel devoicingNative speakersVoiceless obstruentsVowel contrastVowel gesturesDevoiced vowelsLingual articulationTongue surface contourRelease burstVowelsVoice environmentDevoicingJapaneseTongueContextObstruentsArticulationVoiceGesturesTokyo
2020
Phonetic documentation in three collections: Topics and evolution
Whalen D, DiCanio C, Dockum R. Phonetic documentation in three collections: Topics and evolution. Journal Of The International Phonetic Association 2020, 52: 95-121. PMID: 35400757, PMCID: PMC8992502, DOI: 10.1017/s0025100320000079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhonetic documentationPhonetic aspectsProperties of languageJournal of PhoneticsBook-length studyPhonetic propertiesWorld's languagesPhonetic structureLanguage familiesIndo-EuropeanLanguageFuller coverageDocumentation projectDocumentation effortsSOWLJournalsAcoustic propertiesPerceptual measuresSuprasegmentalsPhoneticsConsonantsVowelsArticleCategoriesDocumentsVowel 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
2019
Lingual articulatory configurations of Japanese devoiced vowels
Iwasaki R, Whalen D, Roon K, Shaw J. Lingual articulatory configurations of Japanese devoiced vowels. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2019, 146: 3083-3084. DOI: 10.1121/1.5137710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTongue configurationWhispered vowelsTokyo JapaneseDevoiced vowelsNative speakers of Tokyo JapaneseWord-initial positionConsonant clustersJapanese phonologyVoiceless obstruentsVowel deletionHigh vowelsNative speakersVoice realizationVoiced counterpartsVoiced vowelsVowelsTongue contoursWord pairsWhispered speechTongueJapaneseDevoicingObstruentsPhonotacticsPhonology
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 resultsLanguageLearnersCategoriesArticulatory correlates of the acoustic transition during the second passaggio of sopranos
Lissemore R, Roon K, Shadle C, Whalen D. Articulatory correlates of the acoustic transition during the second passaggio of sopranos. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2018, 143: 1907-1907. DOI: 10.1121/1.5036211.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchEffects of consonant voicing on vocalic segment duration across resonants and prosodic boundaries
Whalen D. Effects of consonant voicing on vocalic segment duration across resonants and prosodic boundaries. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2017, 141: 3702-3702. DOI: 10.1121/1.4988084.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
A double-Nearey theory of vowel normalization: Approaching consensus
Whalen D. A double-Nearey theory of vowel normalization: Approaching consensus. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2016, 140: 3163-3164. DOI: 10.1121/1.4969932.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
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 ResearchSecondary gestures for consonants: An electromagnetic articulometer study of troughs
Nam H, Shadle C, Tiede M, Saltzman E, Whalen D. Secondary gestures for consonants: An electromagnetic articulometer study of troughs. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2014, 135: 2196-2196. DOI: 10.1121/1.4877159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTongue bodyVowel contextsIntraoral air pressureConsonant lengthArticulatory PhonologyVowel targetsAnticipatory coarticulationTrained phoneticiansNon-wordsReal wordsArticulation activitiesVowelsHypothesis 2GesturesHypothesis 1TongueContextPhonologyCoarticulationConsonantsPhoneticiansLabialsVCVWordsArticulationAccuracy of six techniques for measuring formants in isolated words
Shadle C, Nam H, Whalen D. Accuracy of six techniques for measuring formants in isolated words. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2014, 135: 2426-2426. DOI: 10.1121/1.4878067.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Computational simulation of CV combination preferences in babbling
Nam H, Goldstein L, Giulivi S, Levitt A, Whalen D. Computational simulation of CV combination preferences in babbling. Journal Of Phonetics 2013, 41: 63-77. PMID: 24496111, PMCID: PMC3564651, DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2012.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research