Purpose Data on vowel formants have been derived primarily from static measures
representing an assumed steady state. This review summarizes data on formant frequencies …

Scholars across the social sciences have studied social class for centuries. In this review,
we suggest that social class is a fundamental means by which individuals are ranked on the …

Spontaneous phonetic imitation is the process by which a talker comes to be more similar-
sounding to a model talker as the result of exposure. The current experiment investigates …

The neural substrates underlying auditory feedback control of speech were investigated
using a combination of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and computational …

Purpose This article integrates published acoustic data on the development of vowel
production. Age specific data on formant frequencies are considered in the light of …

Whether some languages or dialects are spoken faster or slower than others constitutes a
gap in the understanding of sociolinguistic variation. Speech tempo is interconnected with …

This study aimed to determine the relative processing cost associated with comprehension
of an unfamiliar native accent under adverse listening conditions. Two sentence verification …

Preclinical Speech Science: Anatomy, Physiology, Acoustics, and Perception, Third Edition
is a high-quality text for undergraduate and graduate courses in speech and hearing …

This paper examines four acoustic correlates of vowel identity in Brazilian Portuguese (BP)
and European Portuguese (EP): first formant (F1), second formant (F2), duration, and …

This study aims to characterize the nature of the dynamic spectral change in vowels in three
distinct regional varieties of American English spoken in the Western North Carolina, in …