2024
Direct neural coding of speech: Reconsideration of Whalen et al. (2006) (L)
Whalen D. Direct neural coding of speech: Reconsideration of Whalen et al. (2006) (L). The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2024, 155: 1704-1706. PMID: 38426833, PMCID: PMC10908555, DOI: 10.1121/10.0025125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe effect of native language and bilingualism on multimodal perception in speech: A study of audio-aerotactile integrationa)
Saito H, Tiede M, Whalen D, Ménard L. The effect of native language and bilingualism on multimodal perception in speech: A study of audio-aerotactile integrationa). The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2024, 155: 2209-2220. PMID: 38526052, PMCID: PMC10965246, DOI: 10.1121/10.0025381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrench listenersNative languageEffect of native languageVoice onset time continuumStudy of speech perceptionPerception of stop consonantsFrench monolingualsBilingual speakersNative language(sBilingual listenersLinguistic experienceSyllable onsetsPhoneme perceptionSpeech perceptionListenersAir puffEnglishLanguageBilingualsMonolingualsIdentification taskSpeechTime continuumMultisensory integrationLanguage(s
2022
The effect of gap duration on the perception of fluent versus disfluent speech
Warner H, Whalen D, Harel D, Jackson E. The effect of gap duration on the perception of fluent versus disfluent speech. Journal Of Fluency Disorders 2022, 71: 105896. PMID: 35032922, PMCID: PMC8925352, DOI: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2022.105896.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Auditory-perceptual acuity in rhotic misarticulation: baseline characteristics and treatment response
Cialdella L, Kabakoff H, Preston J, Dugan S, Spencer C, Boyce S, Tiede M, Whalen D, McAllister T. Auditory-perceptual acuity in rhotic misarticulation: baseline characteristics and treatment response. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics 2020, 35: 19-42. PMID: 32242467, PMCID: PMC7541403, DOI: 10.1080/02699206.2020.1739749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArticulation DisordersAuditory PerceptionChildFemaleHumansSpeechSpeech PerceptionSpeech Sound DisorderSpeech TherapyConceptsResidual speech errorsSpeech errorsAssociated with greater treatment responseTreatment responseProduction accuracyAssessed prior to treatmentAbilities of childrenAuditory-perceptual tasksRhotic soundsChildren aged 9Identification of itemsBiofeedback efficacyComparison groupAged 9Accurate productionCompleted treatmentPeriod of treatmentChildrenBiofeedbackVisual biofeedbackBaseline characteristicsAcuityBaselineMisarticulationsAcute perceptionVowel 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcousticsDown SyndromeHumansPhoneticsSpeech AcousticsSpeech IntelligibilitySpeech PerceptionSpeech Production MeasurementYoung AdultConceptsCorner vowelsVowel productionSingle-word productionSpeech production deficitsAcoustic measurementsIntelligence scoresYoung adultsSpeech intelligibilityDown syndromeLow vowelsVowel centralizationEnglish wordsFormant dataVowel acousticsProduction deficitsVowelsAdult listenersSpeech impairmentSpeech intelligibility scoresAcoustic findingsSpeakersReduced intelligibilitySpeechTD controlsMethod ParticipantsEffects of Ultrasound Familiarization on Production and Perception of Nonnative Contrasts
Roon K, Kang J, Whalen D. Effects of Ultrasound Familiarization on Production and Perception of Nonnative Contrasts. Phonetica 2020, 77: 350-393. PMID: 32008006, PMCID: PMC9188028, DOI: 10.1159/000505298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUltrasound familiarityNonnative speech soundsPresence of palatalizationClasses of soundsPalatal consonantsWord-finalNonnative contrastsRussian consonantsFamiliarizing learnersLearner groupsSpeech soundsNaive learnersLearnersUltrasound learnersNovel contextsConsonantsFamiliarityContextSoundPostfamiliarizationDiscrimination taskDiscrimination trainingTongueTaskPerception
2019
F0-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 Research
2013
Hearing tongue loops: Perceptual sensitivity to acoustic signatures of articulatory dynamics
Nam H, Mooshammer C, Iskarous K, Whalen D. Hearing tongue loops: Perceptual sensitivity to acoustic signatures of articulatory dynamics. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2013, 134: 3808-3817. PMID: 24180790, PMCID: PMC3829900, DOI: 10.1121/1.4824161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe 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
2012
Biomechanically Preferred Consonant-Vowel Combinations Fail to Appear in Adult Spoken Corpora
Whalen D, Giulivi S, Nam H, Levitt A, Hallé P, Goldstein L. Biomechanically Preferred Consonant-Vowel Combinations Fail to Appear in Adult Spoken Corpora. Language And Speech 2012, 55: 503-515. PMID: 23420980, PMCID: PMC3580796, DOI: 10.1177/0023830911434123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomechanical PhenomenaDatabases, FactualFeedbackHumansInfantLanguage DevelopmentLipPhoneticsSpeechSpeech PerceptionConceptsConsonant-vowel combinationsAdult languageCV preferencesAmbient spoken languageCombinations of consonantsSpoken corpusCentral vowelsLabial consonantsDictionary dataCV combinationsConsonant-vowelConsonant/vowelBabbling measuresSpeaking frequencyBabblingVowelsEnglishDictionaryLanguageMandarinConsonantsCorpusFrenchIndividual CTokens
2010
Perception of articulatory dynamics from acoustic signatures
Iskarous K, Nam H, Whalen D. Perception of articulatory dynamics from acoustic signatures. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2010, 127: 3717-3728. PMID: 20550270, PMCID: PMC2896413, DOI: 10.1121/1.3409485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDiscrimination, PsychologicalFemaleHumansMaleMotor ActivityMouthPhoneticsPsychoacousticsSpeechSpeech AcousticsSpeech PerceptionTongueConceptsTongue dorsumObserved acoustic dataVowel sequencesPivot patternArticulatory synthesisArticulatory dynamicsPerceptual patternsArticulatory trajectoriesAcoustic measurementsPerception taskTongueAcoustic dataAcoustic propertiesTask resultsVowelsSpeakersTongue motionPerceptionPivotDiscrimination results
2006
Phonetic processing areas revealed by sinewave speech and acoustically similar non-speech
Benson R, Richardson M, Whalen D, Lai S. Phonetic processing areas revealed by sinewave speech and acoustically similar non-speech. NeuroImage 2006, 31: 342-353. PMID: 16530428, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.11.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain regionsBilateral superior temporal sulcusSinewave speechPhonetic areaLeft angular gyrusAuditory object recognitionSuperior temporal sulcusObject recognitionDissociation of speechNonspeech processingAngular gyrusSinewave tonesNeural substratesTemporal sulcusWord deafnessObject processingNonspeech stimuliSpeech perceptionPhonetic effectsNon-auditory areasNon-speechAuditory stimuliAcoustic differencesBaseline conditionsCortical level
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHumansMalePhonationSpeech Discrimination TestsSpeech PerceptionVerbal BehaviorConceptsCalifornia EnglishFront vowelsVowel targetsHyperspace effectVowel perceptionVowel productionSpeech soundsHigher F1VowelsSpeakersSpeaker spaceVocal tractOwn productsSpeechPerceptual spaceHyperarticulationDialectEnglishIndividual perceptionsPerceptionListenersFlemmingIndividualsJohnsonHypothesis
2001
Parametrically Dissociating Speech and Nonspeech Perception in the Brain Using fMRI
Benson R, Whalen D, Richardson M, Swainson B, Clark V, Lai S, Liberman A. Parametrically Dissociating Speech and Nonspeech Perception in the Brain Using fMRI. Brain And Language 2001, 78: 364-396. PMID: 11703063, DOI: 10.1006/brln.2001.2484.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
The effects of breath sounds on the perception of synthetic speech.
Whalen D, Hoequist C, Sheffert S. The effects of breath sounds on the perception of synthetic speech. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1995, 97: 3147-53. PMID: 7759655, DOI: 10.1121/1.411875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleHumansMaleRespirationSpeech Discrimination TestsSpeech PerceptionSpeech, AlaryngealConceptsExperiment 1Perception of synthetic speechReplicated Experiment 1Experiment 5Experiment 4Experiment 3Experiment 2Breath intakesSentence durationSynthetic speechPractice effectsSentence sizePerceptual effectsSentencesNo effectPresence of breathingListening abilitySpeechSoundSelected sentencesTalkersRecallIntrinsic F0 of vowels in the babbling of 6-, 9-, and 12-month-old French- and English-learning infants.
Whalen D, Levitt A, Hsiao P, Smorodinsky I. Intrinsic F0 of vowels in the babbling of 6-, 9-, and 12-month-old French- and English-learning infants. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1995, 97: 2533-9. PMID: 7714271, DOI: 10.1121/1.411973.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
FO gives voicing information even with unambiguous voice onset times.
Whalen D, Abramson A, Lisker L, Mody M. FO gives voicing information even with unambiguous voice onset times. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1993, 93: 2152-9. PMID: 8473630, DOI: 10.1121/1.406678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAudiometryAuditory PerceptionFemaleHumansMalePhoneticsSpeech AcousticsSpeech Perception
1992
Information for Mandarin Tones in the Amplitude Contour and in Brief Segments
Whalen D, Xu Y. Information for Mandarin Tones in the Amplitude Contour and in Brief Segments. Phonetica 1992, 49: 25-47. PMID: 1603839, DOI: 10.1159/000261901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionFemaleHumansLanguageMalePhoneticsPitch PerceptionSound SpectrographySpeech AcousticsSpeech Perception
1991
Perception of the English /s/-/integral of/ distinction relies on fricative noises and transitions, not on brief spectral slices.
Whalen D. Perception of the English /s/-/integral of/ distinction relies on fricative noises and transitions, not on brief spectral slices. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1991, 90: 1776-85. PMID: 1960273, DOI: 10.1121/1.401658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubcategorical phonetic mismatches and lexical access
Whalen D. Subcategorical phonetic mismatches and lexical access. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics 1991, 50: 351-360. PMID: 1758766, DOI: 10.3758/bf03212227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAttentionFemaleHumansMaleMental RecallPhoneticsPsychoacousticsReaction TimeSemanticsSpeech Perception