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 mechanismsPronunciationUtterancesLearnersL2FrenchSoundAccentArticulatoryEnglishSpeakersLanguageVOT
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 systemLanguageVOTVoiceArticulationPhonologySpeakersWorldDiscussionQuestionsConcurrent aero-tactile stimulation does not bias perception of VOT for non-initial stops
Goldenberg D, Tiede M, Whalen D. Concurrent aero-tactile stimulation does not bias perception of VOT for non-initial stops. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2018, 144: 1801-1801. DOI: 10.1121/1.5067950.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
Gradient Effects of Fundamental Frequency on Stop Consonant Voicing Judgments
Whalen D, Abramson A, Lisker L, Mody M. Gradient Effects of Fundamental Frequency on Stop Consonant Voicing Judgments. Phonetica 1990, 47: 36-49. PMID: 2277812, DOI: 10.1159/000261851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoicing judgmentsF0 contoursContribution of intonationEffects of voiceVoiceless stopsVoiceless judgmentsIntonation contoursAverage F0F0 changesVocalic segmentsHigher F0Higher F0sFundamental frequencySyllablesContrast contourEffect of fundamental frequencyVoiceVowelsLow F0sFlat contourF0F0sJudgmentIntonationVOT