Second-language learners often experience major difficulties in producing non-native
speech sounds. This paper introduces a training method that uses a real-time analysis of the …

It is an old-standing debate in the field of speech communication to determine whether
speech perception involves auditory or multisensory representations and processing …

Russian exhibits a rich pattern of phonological vowel reduction, by which somevowel
contrasts are neutralized in unstressed syllables. Recent work in phonologysuggests a …

Objective: The goal of this paper is to assess the validity of various metrics developed to
characterize tongue shapes and positions collected through ultrasound imaging in …

The development of speech from infancy to adulthood results from the interaction of
neurocognitive factors, by which phonological representations and motor control abilities are …

The goal of this study is to investigate the production and perception of French vowels by
blind and sighted speakers. 12 blind adults and 12 sighted adults served as subjects. The …

Compared to low‐variability training, high‐variability training leads to better learning
outcomes and supports generalization of learning. However, it is unclear whether the …

Our work casts doubt on fundamental aspects of Lieberman's theory on emergence of
speech and vocal tract architecture. While our results do not show that Neanderthals were …

Auditory and somatosensory systems play a key role in speech motor control. In the act of
speaking, segmental speech movements are programmed to reach phonemic sensory …

This paper reports on the articulatory–acoustic relationships involved during vocal tract
growth. Data were taken from a database of ten French vowels uttered by 15 speakers …