Studies of lexical tone learning generally focus on monosyllabic contexts, while reports of
phonetic learning benefits associated with input variability are based largely on experienced …

One's native language (L1) is known to influence the development of a nonnative language
(L2) at multiple levels, but the nature of L1 transfer to L2 perception remains unclear. This …

Recent research has revealed cross-linguistic and individual variations in the processing of
acoustic cues for phonetic categorization. This study extends this line of inquiry by …

Speech and music both utilize pitch variation to convey meaning, such as emotional affect.
In speech, pitch conveys pragmatic meaning and, in tone languages, lexical information …

The production and perception of Dutch whispered boundary tones, ie, phrasal prosody,
was investigated as a function of characteristics of the tone-bearing word, ie, lexical prosody …

There are many ways that cultures with tone languages may deal with the interaction of
linguistic tone and music. Contemporary vocal music in both Mandarin and Cantonese …

This paper presents an acoustic study of the tonal system of Singapore Mandarin and
compares the results with those of Beijing and Taiwan (eg Xu 1997, Shih 1988). The results …

The perception of lexical pitch accent in Japanese was assessed using noise-excited
vocoder speech, which contained no fundamental frequency (fo) or its harmonics. While …

It is often assumed, explicitly or implicitly, that speakers generate special cues in whispered
tone and intonation to make up for the absence of fundamental frequency. The present study …

This thesis explores the articulation of whispered and normally-spoken alveolar consonants
through the use of electropalatography (EPG). While whisper is a well-researched topic …