Individual differences in the discrimination of novel speech sounds: effects of sex, temporal processing, musical and cognitive abilities [PDF]
, 2012 This study examined whether rapid temporal auditory processing, verbal working memory capacity, non-verbal intelligence, executive functioning, musical ability and prior foreign language experience predicted how well native English speakers (N = 120 ...
Brooks, Patricia J. +4 more
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Tsuur and khumei in the sources of oral culture
Nomadic Civilization: Historical Research, 2021 There are many sources of Mongolian music in Mongolian and Chinese oral and written sources, including the Tsuur. ” Echoes cannot be imagined without the organ of speech, and this is the main feature of their color imitation. This is because the evidence
L. Kherlen
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Task-Dependent Decoding of Speaker and Vowel Identity from Auditory Cortical Response Patterns
Journal of Neuroscience, 2014 Selective attention to relevant sound properties is essential for everyday listening situations. It enables the formation of different perceptual representations of the same acoustic input and is at the basis of flexible and goal-dependent behavior. Here,
M. Bonte +4 more
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Preaspiration in Sienese Italian & Its Interaction with Stress in /VC:/ Sequences [PDF]
, 2004 This paper reports some initial results from our investigation into effects of stress in /VC:/ sequences in Sienese Italian. Our spontaneous speech data show preaspiration in /VC:/ sequences, not previously reported for any variety of Italian.
Bel, Bernard +3 more
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Samogłoski ustne gwary kurpiowskiej
Slavia Meridionalis, 2021 Oral Vowels in the Kurpie Dialect The aim of the article is a phonetic and acoustic description of stressed oral vowels occurring in the Kurpie dialect, depending on the gender and age of respondents.
Justyna Garczyńska
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Duration as a Phonetic Cue in Native and Non‑Native American English
ELOPE, 2019 This vowel study looks at the intricate relationship between spectral characteristics and vowel duration in the context of American English vowels, both from a native speaker (NS) and non-native speaker (NNS) perspective.
Biljana Čubrović
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Quantitative and descriptive comparison of four acoustic analysis systems: vowel measurements.
Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 2014 PURPOSE This study examines accuracy and comparability of 4 trademarked acoustic analysis software packages (AASPs): Praat, WaveSurfer, TF32, and CSL by using synthesized and natural vowels. Features of AASPs are also described.
C. Burris +4 more
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Detrending the Waveforms of Steady-State Vowels
Entropy, 2020 Steady-state vowels are vowels that are uttered with a momentarily fixed vocal tract configuration and with steady vibration of the vocal folds. In this steady-state, the vowel waveform appears as a quasi-periodic string of elementary units called pitch ...
Marnix Van Soom, Bart de Boer
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Model of the Classification of English Vowels by Spanish Speakers [PDF]
, 1999 A number of models of single language vowel classification based on formant representations have been proposed. We propose a new model that explicitly predicts vowel perception by second language (L2) learners based on the phonological map of their ...
Cohen, Michael +3 more
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Vowel duration in stressed position in central & northern varieties of standard Italian [PDF]
, 2011 We report the results of a pilot study investigating the effect of 2 regional accents on stressed vowel duration according to word-position and syllable type in Central v. Northern accents of Standard Italian.
Hajek, John, Lee, Wai-Sum, Stevens, Mary
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