Clinical Applications

Lexical Stress Identification in Cochlear Implant-Simulated Speech by Non-Native Listeners

We examine how Dutch listeners identify lexical stress in English speech when the speech is degraded to simulate cochlear implant processing, finding they adapt their cue-weighting strategies.

Dec 1, 2024

Prosodic Focus Interpretation in Spectrotemporally Degraded Speech by Non-Native Listeners

We examine how cochlear implant speech processing affects non-native listeners' ability to interpret prosodic focus, finding that speech degradation and non-native listening interact to create disproportionate challenges.

Sep 13, 2023

A Cross-Linguistic Perspective to Classification of Healthiness of Speech in Parkinson's Disease

A study on how listeners from different language backgrounds perceive speech healthiness in people with Parkinson's disease.

Aug 1, 2022

Non-native listeners' interpretation of prosodically marked focus in cochlear implant-simulated speech

Research on how non-native listeners process focus marking in cochlear implant-simulated speech.

Apr 20, 2022

How expertise and language familiarity influence perception of speech of people with Parkinson's disease

This study examines how expertise and language familiarity affect perception of speech in people with Parkinson's disease, comparing speech therapists and untrained listeners.

Mar 4, 2022

Speech prosody: The musical, magical quality of speech

An accessible explanation of speech prosody for young readers, exploring how we use pitch, loudness, and duration to add meaning to our speech.

Jan 17, 2022

More than Words: Cross-Linguistic Exploration of Parkinson's Disease Identification from Speech

This study examines how language background and expertise influence perception of speech from people with Parkinson's Disease, finding that both phonetic expertise and language familiarity significantly impact identification accuracy.

Sep 29, 2020

How Dysarthric Prosody Impacts Naïve Listeners' Recognition

This study examines how accurately naïve listeners can recognize stress and intonation patterns in dysarthric speech from patients with different neurological disorders.

Aug 20, 2019

Prosodic Changes in the Speech of a Single Speaker with Parkinson's Disease

This longitudinal study tracks prosodic changes in a single speaker with Parkinson's Disease over a year, finding decreased pitch variation and perceived speech healthiness over time.

Aug 1, 2019

Perception of L2 lexical stress in words degraded by a cochlear implant simulation

This study examines how cochlear implant simulations affect the perception of L2 lexical stress, finding that Dutch listeners transfer their L1 stress identification strategies to L2 English.

Aug 1, 2019