A5101855941- Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Speech Recognition and Synthesis
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
- Speech and Audio Processing
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Natural Language Processing Techniques
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Lexicography and Language Studies
- Language Development and Disorders
- Second Language Acquisition and Learning
- Linguistics and language evolution
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- semigroups and automata theory
- Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods
- Forecasting Techniques and Applications
- Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Linguistics and Cultural Studies
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Algorithms and Data Compression
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
- Categorization, perception, and language
University of Calgary
2018-2023
University of Delaware
2011-2019
Recent empirical studies have highlighted the large degree of analytic flexibility in data analysis that can lead to substantially different conclusions based on same set. Thus, researchers expressed their concerns these researcher degrees freedom might facilitate bias and claims do not stand test time. Even greater is be expected fields which primary lend themselves a variety possible operationalizations. The multidimensional, temporally extended nature speech constitutes an ideal testing...
In the present study, acoustic properties associated with stress in compounds Modern Greek are investigated. Specifically, claim that consist of a single Phonological Word is tested since it has been argued, based on impressionistic observations, only contain stressed syllable. This about contrast pattern observed many other languages, including English, where multiple Words each which retains its own word stress. Data from 6 native speakers producing 10 adjective-noun phrases and...
The difference between compounds and phrases has been studied extensively in English (e.g., Farnetani, Torsello, & Cosi, 1988; Plag, 2006; Štekauer, Zimmermann, Gregová, 2007). However, little is known about the analogous Modern Greek (Tzakosta, 2009). (Ralli, 2003) form a single phonological word, thus, they only contain one primary stress. That means that individual words lose their present study first acoustic investigation of stress properties phrases. Native speakers produce ten...
Although it has been proposed that all languages may have some lexical stress property, recent studies of (Standard) Indonesian concluded, based primarily on perception, is not present in this language. While philosophically problematic to prove the non-existence a phenomenon, we examine data from large-scale production study for both direct and indirect evidence stress, contributing growing body literature field. In first case, sought indicates particular syllable word exhibits acoustic...
In the current study, we explore factors underlying well-known difficulty in acoustic classification of front nonsibilant fricatives (Maniwa, Jongman & Wade 2009, McMurray 2011) by applying a novel method to production Greek speakers. The fricative inventory [f v θ ð s z ç ʝ x ɣ] includes voiced and voiceless segments from five distinct places articulation. Our corpus contains all produced 29 monolingual speakers, but our focus is on distinction between ð]. For comparison, also discuss...
This study examines the classification of Greek fricatives based on place and manner articulation. is particularly rich in fricatives, so a total 10 segment types are considered: voiced voiceless segments at five places (labial, dental, alveolar, palatal, velar). For each first bark-cepstral coefficients were extracted values used linear discriminant analysis to separate different categories statistically optimal way. Data from ten native speakers currently being analyzed, preliminary...
Based on a large-scale corpus of experimental data produced by 8 native speakers Tashkent Uzbek, we assess the presence canonical word-final stress in real words spoken three dialogue types: without focus, with contrastive and new information focus target. The first context provides baseline regarding manifestation stress, absence additional properties. By comparing latter two contexts former, are also able to acoustic types focus. most noteworthy properties final syllable its relatively...
The six tones of Northern Vietnamese involve F0 and phonation properties. We examine the acoustic manifestation two rising usually characterized as having distinct (ngã = creaky sắc modal) in 1584 vowels produced by 9 Hanoi speakers (88 real three word compounds, 8 target /a/, /i/, /u/ with ngã first syllables). Based on measurements F0, energy, duration, properties (spectral tilt, CPP, HNR), we observed strategies for producing tones: (a) both differences, where voice appeared >78%...
It has been proposed that there are two broad categories of creaky voice (CV), laryngealized and aperiodic. Moreover, several subdivisions have for both (Keating & Garellek, 2015), various combinations acoustic properties associated with each. remains unclear, however, how to determine which type CV a language measurements rely on. We address this problem rising tones in Vietnamese differing phonation. All the phonation we tested ANOVA were statistically significant (p < .01)...
In the current study, we explore factors underlying well-known difficulty in acoustic classification of front fricatives (McMurray & Jongman, 2011; Maniwa et al., 2009) by taking a closer look at production 29 native Greek speakers. Our corpus consists from five places articulation and two voicing values [f, v, θ, ð, s, z, ç, ʝ, x, ɣ] produced nonce disyllabic words before [a, o, u] stressed syllables (e.g., [ˈθakos]). We apply relatively novel method based on cepstral coefficients,...
Plains Cree is a widely-spoken Indigenous language in Canada. Its vowels are traditionally described as contrasting short /i, o, a/ vs. long /i:, o:, a: (e:)/ (Wolfart 1973). Muehlbauer’s (2012) acoustic study of speakers born the early 20th century confirms that duration significant cue, but differences vowel quality were just significant. We investigate durational and younger L1 speaker’s productions vowels. Preliminary analysis 195 shows difference between (102ms) (66ms) remains on...
It has been argued that Korean recently developed an F0 distinction word-initially partially replacing the VOT of three stop categories, lax, aspirated, tense.This change characterized as tonogenesis, but since contrast is not on all syllables, it seems to be more consistent with a pitch accent language than tone language.We investigate prosodic patterns trisyllabic words assess a) whether VOT-to-F0 only word-initial or if also occurs in other b) there evidence word level prominence one...
Abstract Cross-linguistically, statements and questions broadly differ in syntactic organization. To learn the properties of each sentence type, learners might first rely on non-syntactic information. This paper analyzed prosodic differences between infant-directed wh -questions to determine what kinds cues be available. We predicted there would a significant difference depending words that appear (e.g., two closed-class words; meaning from category rarely changes) compared variety found...