Utterance-final lengthening in Northern Finnish was investigated using tightly controlled
laboratory materials, with particular focus on its interaction with the language's single (short) …

The present study investigated the extent to which native English listeners' perception of
Japanese length contrasts can be modified with perceptual training, and how their …

Japanese has a phonemic contrast between short and long nasal and obstruent consonant
series, as exemplified by minimal pairs like [kata]'frame'vs.[katta]'bought'and …

The present study explores the use of extrinsic context in perceptual normalization for the
purpose of identifying lexical tones in Cantonese. In each of four experiments, listeners were …

Training native English speakers to identify Japanese vowel length contrast with sentences at
varied speaking ratesa) | The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America | AIP Publishing Skip …

Speech perception patterns are strongly influenced by one's native phonology. It is generally
accepted that native English listeners rely primarily on spectral cues when perceiving …

This work examines the production and perception of the Japanese singleton versus
geminate stop contrast in order to investigate properties that distinguish the contrast in the …

Individuals vary their speaking rate, and listeners use the speaking rate of precursor
sentences to adjust for these changes [Kidd, GR (1989). Articulatory-rate context effects in …

The amplitude envelope of speech is crucial for accurate comprehension. Considered a key
stage in speech processing, the phase of neural activity in the theta-delta bands (1-10 Hz) …

Some languages, such as many varieties of English, use short-lag and long-lag VOT to
distinguish word-and syllable-initial voiced vs. voiceless stop phonemes. According to a …