Velum position was analysed as a function of vowel height in German tense and lax vowels
preceding a nasal or oral consonant. Findings from previous research suggest an …

This study investigated how 40 Chinese learners of English as a foreign language (EFL
learners) differed from 40 native English speakers in the production of four English tense-lax …

This study compared the f 0 of 14 German vowels in monosyllabic words (/dVt/) embedded
in carrier sentences produced by 30 native speakers and 30 Mandarin Chinese learners …

Speech is the most common mode of human communication. As shown in Figure 1.1, the
process of communication involves three main events: the production of speech, the …

The rhythm of speech produced by advanced Chinese learners can still be problematic. In
order to improve their pronunciation, it is necessary to investigate L2 rhythmic deviance. In …

The relative importance of temporal and spectral cues in non-native speech sound
production and perception has been explored in numerous studies (Bohn, 1995; Ćavar et …

This study assesses (a) effects of vowel height and tense-lax status on the laryngeal closed
quotient (CQ) and (b) whether respiratory volume changes vary with differences in CQ …

English vowels/I/and/i:/are different in both durational and spectral dimensions. To
investigate Chinese listeners' perceptual sensitivity to durational and spectral cues for the …