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View article: Finding the Human Voice in AI: Insights on the Perception of AI-Voice Clones from Naturalness and Similarity Ratings
Finding the Human Voice in AI: Insights on the Perception of AI-Voice Clones from Naturalness and Similarity Ratings Open
AI-generated voice clones are important tools in language learning, audiobooks, and assistive technology, but often struggle to replicate key prosodic features such as dynamic F0 variation. The impact of these differences on speech percept…
View article: Factors influencing vowel categorisation flexibility
Factors influencing vowel categorisation flexibility Open
Phonological category boundaries are flexible, and listeners are highly capable of interpreting variation in speech. This is particularly evident in vowel categorisation. Some factors that may facilitate or impede this flexibility are spec…
View article: Finding the Human Voice in AI: Insights on the Perception of AI-Voice Clones from MUSHRA and Similarity Tests
Finding the Human Voice in AI: Insights on the Perception of AI-Voice Clones from MUSHRA and Similarity Tests Open
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered voice clones are increasingly utilized in educational and clinical applications, providing valuable tools for platforms such as IELTS, Duolingo, audiobooks, and assistive technologies like ESTA and Soci…
View article: Dynamic insights into incomplete neutralisation in Beijing Mandarin: retroflex suffixation and rime merger through GAMM analyses
Dynamic insights into incomplete neutralisation in Beijing Mandarin: retroflex suffixation and rime merger through GAMM analyses Open
Incomplete neutralisation (IN), wherein phonologically neutralised categories yield phonetically non-neutralising outputs, has been documented in a variety of languages. Frequently-discussed evidence includes American /t/-flapping (Braver,…
View article: Mastering Voice Onset Time (VOT) in Second Language (L2) Learning: The Role of Cognition, Perception, and Experience in Achieving Native-Like Proficiency.
Mastering Voice Onset Time (VOT) in Second Language (L2) Learning: The Role of Cognition, Perception, and Experience in Achieving Native-Like Proficiency. Open
Voice Onset Time (VOT), the interval between the release of a stop consonant and the onset of voicing, varies across languages. English voiced stops have short positive VOT, while voiceless stops exhibit long positive VOT (aspiration). In …
View article: Incidental learning of phonetically (un)motivated tone sandhi patterns by tonal and non-tonal L1 speakers
Incidental learning of phonetically (un)motivated tone sandhi patterns by tonal and non-tonal L1 speakers Open
This study examines how native Cantonese and English speakers acquire novel tone sandhi rules (i.e., contextually dependent tonal-phonological alternations) after incidental exposure, focusing on three aspects: the impact of prior tonal kn…
View article: Non-native tone categorization and word learning across a spectrum of L1 tonal statuses
Non-native tone categorization and word learning across a spectrum of L1 tonal statuses Open
Adults differ in the ease with which they acquire lexical tones in a non-native language. Individual differences have been attributed to several factors, such as the role that pitch plays in a learner's L1 to signal lexical meaning (L1 ton…
View article: Perceptual and Cognitive Individual Differences in L2 Speech Learning
Perceptual and Cognitive Individual Differences in L2 Speech Learning Open
Growing evidence suggests a broad relationship between auditory and cognitive abilities and the rate and ultimate attainment of second language (L2) speech. However, little is known about how these abilities can lead to more target-like L2…
View article: Influence of caregiver input and language experience on the production of coda laterals by English–Malay bilingual preschoolers in multi-accent Singapore
Influence of caregiver input and language experience on the production of coda laterals by English–Malay bilingual preschoolers in multi-accent Singapore Open
Linguistic input in multi-lingual/-cultural contexts is highly variable. We examined the production of English and Malay laterals by fourteen early bilingual preschoolers in Singapore who were exposed to several allophones of coda laterals…
View article: Individual differences in the auditory processing of morpho-phonological and semantic cues
Individual differences in the auditory processing of morpho-phonological and semantic cues Open
Morpho-phonological patterns and semantic density influence the processing of spoken complex words and contribute to the dissociation between regularly and irregularly inflected forms. However, it is unclear whether all listeners rely on m…
View article: Phonetic and Phono-Lexical Accuracy of Non-Native Tone Production by English-L1 and Mandarin-L1 Speakers
Phonetic and Phono-Lexical Accuracy of Non-Native Tone Production by English-L1 and Mandarin-L1 Speakers Open
Lexical tones are known to be a challenging aspect of speech to acquire in a second language, but several factors are known to affect tone learning facility, such as L1 tonal status (whether a learner’s L1 is tonal or not), tone type (the …
View article: Semantic Cues Modulate Children’s and Adults’ Processing of Audio-Visual Face Mask Speech
Semantic Cues Modulate Children’s and Adults’ Processing of Audio-Visual Face Mask Speech Open
During the COVID-19 pandemic, questions have been raised about the impact of face masks on communication in classroom settings. However, it is unclear to what extent visual obstruction of the speaker’s mouth or changes to the acoustic sign…
View article: Perception of Intonation on Neutral Tone in Mandarin
Perception of Intonation on Neutral Tone in Mandarin Open
In Mandarin, lexical tone has been found to interact with intonational tone to influence intonation perception, with the falling T4 facilitating the perception of the statement/question contrast the most, and the rising T2 the least. Howev…
View article: The combined effects of L1-specific and extralinguistic factors on individual performance in a tone categorization and word identification task by English-L1 and Mandarin-L1 speakers
The combined effects of L1-specific and extralinguistic factors on individual performance in a tone categorization and word identification task by English-L1 and Mandarin-L1 speakers Open
Adult second language learners often show considerable individual variability in the ease with which lexical tones are learned. It is known that factors pertaining to a learner’s first language (L1; such as L1 tonal status or L1 tone type)…
View article: Speech Perception through Face Masks by Children and Adults
Speech Perception through Face Masks by Children and Adults Open
Face masks can cause speech processing difficulties. However, it is unclear to what extent these difficulties are caused by the visual obstruction of the speaker’s mouth or by changes of the acoustic signal, and whether the effects can be …
View article: Variation in quality of maternal input and development of coda stops in English-speaking children in Singapore
Variation in quality of maternal input and development of coda stops in English-speaking children in Singapore Open
This study examines the effects of input quality on early phonological acquisition by investigating whether interadult variation in specific phonetic properties in the input is reflected in the production of their children. We analysed the…
View article: Vocalic Intrusions in Consonant Clusters in Child-Directed vs. Adult-Directed Speech
Vocalic Intrusions in Consonant Clusters in Child-Directed vs. Adult-Directed Speech Open
In this paper, we investigate a prosodic-phonetic feature in child-directed speech within a dynamic, complex, interactive theoretical framework. We focus on vocalic intrusions, commonly occurring in Norwegian word initial consonant cluster…
View article: Southern Europe
Southern Europe Open
This chapter reviews the prosodic systems and intonational phonology of a group of Southern European languages: Italian, French, Greek, and Maltese. It describes their stress, phrasing, rhythm, and intonational phonology, with particular a…
View article: Do you see the -ing in SMOYING? Individual Differences in Nonword Processing
Do you see the -ing in SMOYING? Individual Differences in Nonword Processing Open
Although the use of morphological information in reading is well-documented, it is unclear whether all readers benefit from the identification of morphemic constituents. Moreover, previous results from inflection priming – in contrast to s…
View article: Cross-linguistic variation in word-initial cluster production in adult and child language: evidence from English and Norwegian
Cross-linguistic variation in word-initial cluster production in adult and child language: evidence from English and Norwegian Open
Young children simplify word initial consonant clusters by omitting or substituting one (or both) of the elements. Vocalic insertion, coalescence and metathesis are said to be used more seldom (McLeod, van Doorn & Reed, 2001). Data from No…
View article: Prosodic Units and Intonational Grammar in French : towards a new Approach
Prosodic Units and Intonational Grammar in French : towards a new Approach Open
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View article: Individual differences in processing pseudo-inflected nonwords
Individual differences in processing pseudo-inflected nonwords Open
While the role of word stems has received much attention in morphological processing, the effects of inflectional suffixes on lexical access remain unclear. We address this gap as well as the contribution of individual differences on morph…
View article: Cross-linguistic Influences on Sentence Accent Detection in Background Noise
Cross-linguistic Influences on Sentence Accent Detection in Background Noise Open
This paper investigates whether sentence accent detection in a non-native language is dependent on (relative) similarity between prosodic cues to accent between the non-native and the native language, and whether cross-linguistic differenc…
View article: Sentence Accent Perception in Noise by French Non-Native Listeners of English
Sentence Accent Perception in Noise by French Non-Native Listeners of English Open
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View article: Dutch and English toddlers' use of linguistic cues in predicting upcoming turn transitions
Dutch and English toddlers' use of linguistic cues in predicting upcoming turn transitions Open
Adults achieve successful coordination during conversation by using prosodic and lexicosyntactic cues to predict upcoming changes in speakership. We examined the relative weight of these linguistic cues in the prediction of upcoming turn s…
View article: VC timing acquisition: Integrating phonetics and phonology.
VC timing acquisition: Integrating phonetics and phonology. Open
This paper examines how young children negotiate complex mappings between phonological structure and durational cues in their early productions, and explores how competition between multiple uses of temporal properties may influence the ac…