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Strength of forensic voice comparison evidence from the acoustics of filled pauses [PDF]

, 2016
This study investigates the evidential value of filled pauses (FPs, i.e. um, uh) as variables in forensic voice comparison. FPs for 60 young male speakers of standard southern British English were analysed. The following acoustic properties were analysed:
Foulkes, Paul, Hughes, Vincent, Wood, Sophie   +2 more
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Characterizing Secondary Velopharyngeal Surgery in Children With Cleft Palate at an Academic Center

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
In this retrospective study of children undergoing primary palatoplasty at a single academic institution, 10.8% required secondary surgery for velopharyngeal insufficiency. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that private insurance was associated with decreased odds of secondary surgery, while Asian race was associated with increased odds.
Lauren E. Williamson, Krishna G. Patel, Matthew H. Cheung, Mathew J. Gregoski, Melissa S. Montiel, Phayvanh P. Pecha   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the Mid and High Non-Labial Vowels in Luuditsa Votic; pp. 241-255 [PDF]

Linguistica Uralica, 2017
This article investigates two questions concerning the Votic vowel system: (1) Is the contrast between e and eÌ® vowel phonemes preserved in contexts after j; (2) Does contemporary Votic distinguish the vowel eÌ® used in Russian borrowings from other ...
Elena Markus, Fedor Rozhanskiy
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Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation on Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This study evaluated how globus pallidus interna (GPi) versus ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM) deep brain stimulation (DBS) affects objective voice measures in patients with adductor laryngeal dystonia. GPi‐DBS was associated with greater improvements in voicing, voice breaks, and intensity modulation, while VIM‐DBS showed greater improvement in ...
Rita R. Patel, Maggie Stall, Stacey Halum, Benjamin Anthony, Noah Parker, Morgan Reese, David Kareken, Stephanie Dickinson, Thomas C. Witt, David A. Purger, Kunal Gupta, S. Elizabeth Zauber   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sounds Sweet: Sound Reduplication in Brand Names Enhances Sweet Taste Expectations

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The association between brand name sounds and taste perception is an emerging area of interest in marketing research. This study aims to demonstrate the role of sound‐evoked cuteness in the expectation of sweet taste. Across seven studies (including two supplementary studies), our findings revealed that sound reduplication in brand names is ...
Kosuke Motoki, Sayo Iseki, Abhishek Pathak   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

HOW MUCH IS THE PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEM OF THE LOCAL SPEECH OF LISAC CHAKAVIAN

Fluminensia: Journal for Philological Research, 1995
The text gives the inventory, distribution, and the origin of the vowel and consonant system of the local speech of Lisac. Phonological system of this local speech is compared to certain Slovenian idiomatic expressions (most often to South Tranian ...
Silvana Vranić
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Changes in the McGurk Effect Across Phonetic Contexts [PDF]

, 2002
To investigate the process underlying audiovisual speech perception, the McGurk illusion was examined across a range of phonetic contexts. Two major changes were found.
Hampson, Michelle, Guenther, Frank H., Cohen, Michael A., Nieto-Castanon, Alfonso   +3 more
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Voice and Speech in Atypical Parkinsonian Disorders

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Background Motor speech disorders are early, common, and functionally limiting features of atypical parkinsonian disorders (APDs) such as progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), corticobasal syndrome (CBS), and multiple system atrophy (MSA). These impairments are underrecognized and undertreated in neurology clinics.
Federico Rodriguez‐Porcel, Farwa Ali, Michiko Bruno, Heather Davis Cuevas, Rohit Dhall, Kylie Dunne‐Platero, Lawrence I. Golbe, Ihtsham Haq, Nicole Herndon, Lawrence S. Honig, Kyurim Kang, Sarah Kremen, Guillaume Lamotte, Nikolaus R. McFarland, Michela Mir, Leila Montaser‐Kouhsari, Alexander Pantelyat, Joel Page, Hylan Pickett, Laura Purcell Verdun, Kelly Richardson, Jessica Shurer, Michelle Troche, Rene L. Utianski, Katya Villarreal‐Cavazos, Tuhin Virmani, Anne‐Marie Wills, as the Diagnosis and Treatment Working Group, CurePSP Center of Care (CoC) Network, Farwa Ali, Michiko Bruno, Timothy Chang, Rohit Dhall, Kimiko Domoto‐Reilly, Lawrence I. Golbe, Ihtsham Haq, Lawrence S. Honig, Sarah Kremen, Guillaume Lamotte, Zoltan Mari, Nikolaus R. McFarland, Leila Montaser‐Kouhsari, Alexander Pantelyat, Federico Rodriguez‐Porcel, Junaid Siddiqui, Jessica Shurer, Christopher Spears, Tuhin Virmani, Anne‐Marie Wills   +48 more
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Bondu-so vowel harmony: A descriptive analysis with theoretical implications

Studies in African Linguistics, 2012
This paper provides a descriptive analysis of the [ATR] vowel harmony system of Bondu-so (Dogon, Mali), a previously undocumented language. Data come from fieldwork and have not yet been published.
Abie Hantgan, Stuart Davis
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Revealing perceptual structure through input variation: cross-accent categorization of vowels in five accents of English

Laboratory Phonology, 2023
This paper characterizes the perceptual structure of vowel systems in five regional accents of English, from Australia (A), New Zealand (Z), London (L), Yorkshire (Y), and Newcastle upon Tyne (N), on the basis of “whole system” vowel categorization ...
Bronwen Evans, Catherine T. Best, Gerry Docherty, Jason Shaw, Jennifer Hay, Karen E. Mulak, Paul Foulkes   +6 more
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