Restoring Arabic vowels through omission-tolerant dictionary lookup
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DOI: 10.1007/s10579-019-09464-6
Abstract: Vowels in Arabic are optional orthographic symbols written as diacritics above or below letters. In Arabic texts, typically more than 97 percent of written words do not explicitly show any of the vowels they contain;… read more here.
Keywords: tolerant dictionary; omission tolerant; dictionary lookup; vowel ... See more keywords
The consonant/vowel pattern determines the structure of orthographic representations in the left fusiform gyrus
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2018.01.006
Abstract: Recent findings demonstrated readers' sensitivity to the distinction between consonant and vowel letters. Especially, the way consonants and vowels are organised within written words determines their perceptual structure. The present work attempted to overcome two… read more here.
Keywords: left fusiform; vowel; vowel centred; centred structure ... See more keywords
Vowel, consonant, and tone variation exert asymmetrical effects on spoken word recognition: Evidence from 6-year-old monolingual and bilingual learners of Mandarin.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2019.104698
Abstract: Most children are raised in a bilingual environment. However, compared with monolingual language acquisition, relatively little is known about how bilingual children acquire native phonology. Moreover, much less is known about how children acquire knowledge… read more here.
Keywords: monolingual bilingual; vowel; tone; sensitivity ... See more keywords
The effect on vowel directivity patterns of higher order propagation modes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2018.06.053
Abstract: Abstract Measurements of speech directivity patterns show that it differs according to the phoneme pronounced. In the case of the vowels, these differences can be attributed to variations of the vocal tract shape. The multimodal… read more here.
Keywords: order; vowel; directivity; directivity patterns ... See more keywords
Bit and beat are heard as the same: Mapping the vowel perceptual patterns of Greek-English bilingual children
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DOI: 10.1016/j.langsci.2018.12.001
Abstract: Abstract It has been previously proposed that small native vowel inventories impede the acquisition of foreign language vowels that come from larger inventories. The present study aims to investigate how the already-formed Greek phonological system… read more here.
Keywords: foreign language; vowel; english vowels; greek english ... See more keywords
Faster native vowel discrimination learning in musicians is mediated by an optimization of mnemonic functions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.08.001
Abstract: ABSTRACT The ability to discriminate phonemes varying in spectral and temporal attributes constitutes one of the most basic intrinsic elements underlying language learning mechanisms. Since previous work has consistently shown that professional musicians are characterized… read more here.
Keywords: native vowel; vowel discrimination; vowel; optimization ... See more keywords
(A)Symmetry in vowel features in verbs and pseudoverbs: ERP evidence
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DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2020.107474
Abstract: This paper examines the processing of height and place contrasts in vowels in words and pseudowords, using mismatch negativity (MMN) to determine firstly whether asymmetries resulting from underlying representations found in the processing of vowels… read more here.
Keywords: features verbs; vowel; verbs pseudoverbs; symmetry vowel ... See more keywords
Vowel categories and allophonic lowering among Bolivian Quechua–Spanish bilinguals
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DOI: 10.1017/s0025100317000512
Abstract: This paper is an acoustic study describing the vowel spaces of bilingual Quechua–Spanish speakers in Cochabamba, Bolivia, with a particular focus on the height of mid and high vowels, in order to explore longstanding questions… read more here.
Keywords: quechua spanish; vowel; vowel categories; bolivian quechua ... See more keywords
Compression in the California Vowel Shift: Tracking generational sound change in California's Central Valley
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DOI: 10.1017/s0954394519000085
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper investigates the California Vowel Shift, previously characterized as a chain shift, in communities across California's Central Valley. An incremental apparent time analysis of 72 Californians’ vowel spaces provides no clear evidence of… read more here.
Keywords: change; vowel shift; vowel; california vowel ... See more keywords
Is vowel nasalisation phonological in English? A systematic review
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DOI: 10.1017/s1360674317000442
Abstract: Vowel nasalisation in American English has been the subject of a long discussion as to whether it is a phonological process or whether it should better be analysed as phonetic coarticulation. As a predictable allophonic… read more here.
Keywords: vowel; vowel nasalisation; nasalisation phonological; english systematic ... See more keywords
Use of formant centralization ratio for vowel impairment detection in normal hearing and different degrees of hearing impairment
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DOI: 10.1080/14015439.2018.1545867
Abstract: Abstract Purpose: Hearing-impaired (HI) speakers show changes in vowel production and formant frequencies, as well as more cases of overlapping between vowels and more restricted formant space, than hearing speakers. This study was intended to… read more here.
Keywords: f2i; vowel; ratio; hearing ... See more keywords