All languages instantiate a consonant/vowel contrast. This contrast has processing
consequences at different levels of spoken-language recognition throughout the lifespan. In …

Previous studies have suggested that the perception of vowels and consonants changes
from language-universal to language-specific between 6 and 12months of age. This report …

Abstract Language acquisition involves both acquiring a set of words (ie the lexicon) and
learning the rules that combine them to form sentences (ie syntax). Here, we show that …

The role of vowel and consonant fundamental frequency, envelope, and temporal fine structure
cues to the intelligibility of words and sentencesa) | The Journal of the Acoustical Society of …

A new computational approach may provide improved detection of disease conditions and
comorbidities, such as PTSD, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, depression, etc. For example, in an …

We review recent artificial language learning studies, especially those following Endress
and Bonatti (Endress AD, Bonatti LL. Rapid learning of syllable classes from a perceptually …

Consonants and vowels differ acoustically and articulatorily, but also functionally:
Consonants are more relevant for lexical processing, and vowels for prosodic/syntactic …

This paper examines the sound‐symbolic link between voiced obstruents (speech sounds
created by obstructing the airflow) present in a brand name and the perceived product/brand …

Previous studies revealing that monolingual and bilingual infants learn similar sounding
words with comparable success are largely based on prior investigations involving single …

Previous research using the name‐based categorization task has shown that 20‐month‐old
infants can simultaneously learn 2 words that only differ by 1 consonantal feature but fail to …