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 Research
2022
A 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 relationshipPerceptionMonolingualsSpeakersThe 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
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
2020
Effects 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
2018
Concurrent 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
2017
Perception 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
2016
Direct Perceptions of Carol Fowler's Theoretical Perspective
Whalen D. Direct Perceptions of Carol Fowler's Theoretical Perspective. Ecological Psychology 2016, 28: 183-187. PMID: 28584497, PMCID: PMC5456457, DOI: 10.1080/10407413.2016.1230367.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
The 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 scaleVersionRepresentation
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
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 ResearchConceptsTongue dorsumObserved acoustic dataVowel sequencesPivot patternArticulatory synthesisArticulatory dynamicsPerceptual patternsArticulatory trajectoriesAcoustic measurementsPerception taskTongueAcoustic dataAcoustic propertiesTask resultsVowelsSpeakersTongue motionPerceptionPivotDiscrimination results
2006
Enhancement of the vowel quantity contrast in Japanese and German by F0 and vowel quality
Lehnert‐LeHouillier H, Whalen D. Enhancement of the vowel quantity contrast in Japanese and German by F0 and vowel quality. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2006, 119: 3270-3270. DOI: 10.1121/1.4786139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifferentiation of speech and nonspeech processing within primary auditory cortexa)
Whalen DH, Benson RR, Richardson M, Swainson B, Clark VP, Lai S, Mencl WE, Fulbright RK, Constable RT, Liberman AM. Differentiation of speech and nonspeech processing within primary auditory cortexa). The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2006, 119: 575-581. PMID: 16454311, DOI: 10.1121/1.2139627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly cortical levelsPrimary auditory cortexHeschl's gyrusDifferent brain activation patternsAssociation cortexBrain activation patternsFunctional magnetic resonanceAuditory association cortexCortical levelNonspeech processingSpeech perceptionSpeech stimuliNonspeechSpeech systemAuditory cortexActivation patternsSpeechCortexGyrusLevel of complexitySpecialized systemsStimuliPerceptionSeparate sourcesDifferent levels
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 ResearchConceptsCalifornia 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
1991
Subcategorical 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 Research
1985
Effects of subcategorical mismatches on shadowing
Whalen D. Effects of subcategorical mismatches on shadowing. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1985, 77: s9-s9. DOI: 10.1121/1.2022638.Peer-Reviewed Original Research