Linguistics

Acoustic and Articulatory Characteristics of English and Korean Vowels

College of Letters & Science, Huber, Annika, Linguistics, Mentor, Poster Presentation, Projects, Song, Jae Yung, Student

Annika Huber, “Acoustic and Articulatory Characteristics of English and Korean Vowels” Mentor: Jae Yung Song, Linguistics Poster #63 Research has shown that language learners experience difficulty in producing sound contrasts in the target language that do not occur in their…… Read More

Does Perceived Talker Similarity Play Any Role in Perceptual Training?

College of Letters & Science, Linguistics, Mentor, Park, Hanyong, Poster Presentation, Projects, Ruh, Preston, School and College, Student

Preston Ruh, “Does Perceived Talker Similarity Play Any Role in Perceptual Training?” Mentor: Hanyong Park, Linguistics Poster #114 Training with multiple-talker materials has been shown more effective in second language perceptual training than that with single-talker materials. However, it has…… Read More

Low Density and Clear Speech Make Spoken Words More Memorable

College of Letters & Science, Culleton, Tessa, Linguistics, Mentor, Outstanding Presentation Awards, Poster Presentation, Projects, Pycha, Anne, School and College, Song, Jae Yung, Student

Tessa Culleton, “Low Density and Clear Speech Make Spoken Words More Memorable” Mentors: Jae Yung Song and Anne Pycha, Linguistics Poster #144 This research addresses the effect of word characteristics on memory. Previous research has shown that word frequency, phonological…… Read More