2024
Production 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 shapeMandarinThe 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
“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 relationshipPerceptionMonolingualsSpeakersAcoustic 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
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
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 resultsLanguageLearnersCategoriesConcurrent 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 ResearchDo 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
Effects 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 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 programTaskTokens
2015
Methods for quantifying tongue shape and complexity using ultrasound imaging
Dawson K, Tiede M, Whalen D. Methods for quantifying tongue shape and complexity using ultrasound imaging. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics 2015, 30: 328-344. PMID: 26587871, PMCID: PMC4914365, DOI: 10.3109/02699206.2015.1099164.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Using automatic alignment to analyze endangered language data: Testing the viability of untrained alignment
DiCanio C, Nam H, Whalen D, Bunnell H, Amith J, García R. Using automatic alignment to analyze endangered language data: Testing the viability of untrained alignment. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2013, 134: 2235-2246. PMID: 23967953, PMCID: PMC5392066, DOI: 10.1121/1.4816491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhonetic analysisLanguage dataForced alignmentPhone setDocument endangered languagesSpeech processing toolsEndangered languagesCorpus dataTarget languageTraining languageSmall corpusLanguageCorpusDocument corpusAutomatic alignmentProcess of segmentationSegmentation taskAlignment systemAllophonesEnglishSpeechMixtecData setsProcessing toolsContextualThe 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
Lexical effects on the perception of /l/ allophones in English
Whalen D, Beller-Marino Y, Kakadelis S, Dawson K, Best C, Irwin J. Lexical effects on the perception of /l/ allophones in English. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2012, 132: 2053-2053. DOI: 10.1121/1.4755557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnglish wordsLexical effectsMonosyllabic English wordsSyllable codaEnglish utterancesPhonotactic rulesSyllable positionLexical statusAllophonesWordsNonwordsFrequency of occurrenceItemsPronunciationPhoneticiansEnglishUtterancesPerceptionPseudowordsListenersCodaPrevious workLikert scaleVersionRepresentationBiomechanically 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 ResearchConceptsConsonant-vowel combinationsAdult languageCV preferencesAmbient spoken languageCombinations of consonantsSpoken corpusCentral vowelsLabial consonantsDictionary dataCV combinationsConsonant-vowelConsonant/vowelBabbling measuresSpeaking frequencyBabblingVowelsEnglishDictionaryLanguageMandarinConsonantsCorpusFrenchIndividual CTokens
2011
An Articulatory Phonology Account of Preferred Consonant-Vowel Combinations
Giulivi S, Whalen D, Goldstein L, Nam H, Levitt A. An Articulatory Phonology Account of Preferred Consonant-Vowel Combinations. Language Learning And Development 2011, 7: 202-225. PMID: 23505343, PMCID: PMC3596049, DOI: 10.1080/15475441.2011.564569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArticulatory PhonologyAdult languageArticulatory controlCV preferencesArticulatory synthesisDevelopmental trendsPerception testsArticulatoryPhonologyEnglishLanguageMandarinAttribute preferencesFrenchOlder ageArticulationPreferencesBiasLesser extentChildrenBiomechanical explanationPerceptionControlled increase
2007
VOT in the babbling of French- and English-learning infants
Whalen D, Levitt A, Goldstein L. VOT in the babbling of French- and English-learning infants. Journal Of Phonetics 2007, 35: 341-352. PMID: 19641636, PMCID: PMC2717044, DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2006.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVoice onset timeEnglish-learning infantsLong-lag Voice Onset TimePositive voice onset timeFrench-learning infantsNative language environmentDuration of prevoicingAmbient languageBabbled utterancesFrench learningVelar stopsLanguage environmentDifferent languagesVoice categoryPrevoicingLanguageUtterancesOnset timeEnglishAlveolarBabblingFrenchArticulationAged 9Voice
2006
Consonant‐vowel place linkages in the babbling of 6‐, 9‐ and 12‐month‐old learners of French, English, and Mandarin
Giulivi S, Whalen D, Goldstein L, Levitt A. Consonant‐vowel place linkages in the babbling of 6‐, 9‐ and 12‐month‐old learners of French, English, and Mandarin. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2006, 119: 3421-3421. DOI: 10.1121/1.4786842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBack vowelsLearners of FrenchMandarin-learning infantsArticulation of consonantsLanguage acquisitionMid vowelsEnglish learningFrench learningLabial consonantsLanguage masteryCV syllablesVowelsLanguageBabblingConsonantsModerate supportVelarsSyllablesEnglishResults cast doubtMandarinLearnersAccountsFrenchMonths of age
2005
Perception of pitch location within a speaker’s F0 range
Honorof D, Whalen D. Perception of pitch location within a speaker’s F0 range. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2005, 117: 2193-2200. PMID: 15898660, DOI: 10.1121/1.1841751.Peer-Reviewed Original Research