Second languages (L2s) are often learned through spoken and written input, and L2
orthographic forms (spellings) can lead to non-native-like pronunciation. The present study …

Speech categories are defined by multiple acoustic dimensions, and listeners give
differential weighting to dimensions in phonetic categorization. The informativeness …

The ability to rapidly discriminate successive auditory stimuli within tens-of-milliseconds is
crucial for speech and language development, particularly in the first year of life. This skill …

Utterance-final lengthening in Northern Finnish was investigated using tightly controlled
laboratory materials, with particular focus on its interaction with the language's single (short) …

This dissertation investigates the phonology and phonetics of San Martín Itunyoso Trique, an
Otomanguean language spoken in Mexico. Along with describing the language's …

Orthographic forms (spellings) can affect pronunciation in a second language (L2); however,
it is not known whether the same orthographic form can affect both L2 pronunciation and …

Regressive place assimilation is a form of pronunciation variation in which a word-final
alveolar sound takes the place of articulation of a following labial or velar sound, as when …

Japanese has a phonemic contrast between short and long nasal and obstruent consonant
series, as exemplified by minimal pairs like [kata]'frame'vs.[katta]'bought'and …

This study explores which acoustic correlates best distinguish the voicing contrast in
Lebanese Arabic, a language with a two-way voicing contrast that occurs with both singleton …

Research shows that the orthographic forms (“spellings”) of second language (L2) words
affect speech production in L2 speakers. This study investigated whether English …