Like its predecessor, the revised Speech Learning Model (SLM-r) focuses on the learning of
L2 vowels and consonants (or “sounds,” for short) across the life-span. To define the context …

Humans weave phonological patterns instinctively. We form phonological patterns at birth,
we spontaneously generate them de novo, and we impose phonological design on both our …

Speech from unfamiliar talkers can be difficult to comprehend initially. These difficulties tend
to dissipate with exposure, sometimes within minutes or less. Adaptivity in response to …

Just over fifty years ago, Lisker and Abramson proposed a straightforward measure of
acoustic differences among stop consonants of different voicing categories, Voice Onset …

The renewed focus of attention on investigating spontaneous speech samples in speech
and language research has increased the need for recordings of speech in interactive …

Variation across talkers in the acoustic-phonetic realization of speech sounds is a pervasive
property of spoken language. The present study provides evidence that variation across …

Numerous studies have documented the phenomenon of phonetic imitation: the process by
which the production patterns of an individual become more similar on some phonetic or …

Studies of speech accommodation provide evidence for change in use of language
structures beyond the critical/sensitive period. For example, Sancier and Fowler (1997) …

Speech prosody plays an important role in communication of meaning. The cognitive and
computational mechanisms supporting this communication remain to be understood …

This article examines the role of sociolinguistic expectations in linguistic convergence, using
glide-weakened/aɪ/—a salient feature of Southern US English—as a test case. I present the …