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 environmentJapaneseGesturesVoiceObstruentsMoraNonceArticulationTokyoControversiesDynamic 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
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 ResearchPlace of articulation effects on voice onset time and phonation bleed persist in languages with no voicing distinction
Kakadelis S, Whalen D. Place of articulation effects on voice onset time and phonation bleed persist in languages with no voicing distinction. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2018, 143: 1968-1968. DOI: 10.1121/1.5036479.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Voice Onset Time (VOT) at 50: Theoretical and practical issues in measuring voicing distinctions
Abramson A, Whalen D. Voice Onset Time (VOT) at 50: Theoretical and practical issues in measuring voicing distinctions. Journal Of Phonetics 2017, 63: 75-86. PMID: 29104329, PMCID: PMC5665574, DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2017.05.002.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 ResearchUse of H1-H2 to quantify formant tuning for notes and portions of the vibrato cycle in the second passaggio of a professional female singer
Lissemore R, Shadle C, Roon K, Whalen D. Use of H1-H2 to quantify formant tuning for notes and portions of the vibrato cycle in the second passaggio of a professional female singer. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2017, 141: 3724-3724. DOI: 10.1121/1.4988163.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
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
2003
Perception of relative location of F0 within the speaking range
Honorof D, Whalen D. Perception of relative location of F0 within the speaking range. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2003, 114: 2393-2393. DOI: 10.1121/1.4777959.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Hot topics in speech communication
Whalen D. Hot topics in speech communication. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1995, 97: 3342-3342. DOI: 10.1121/1.412749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBroca's areaSpeech perceptionPatterns of brain activityActivated Broca's areaLeft premotor cortexPhonetic taskSpeech productionPremotor cortexFunctional MRIBrain activityFricative consonantsTemporal lobeAcoustic manifestationsSpeech processingSpeech communicationReading printSpeech articulationSpeech synthesisSpeechPassive listeningArticulationAcoustic manipulationPET scansVoiceVoice disorders
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 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
1988
Fundamental frequency provides voicing information even with unambiguous VOTs
Whalen D, Abramson A, Lisker L, Mody M. Fundamental frequency provides voicing information even with unambiguous VOTs. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1988, 84: s155-s156. DOI: 10.1121/1.2025891.Peer-Reviewed Original Research