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Acoustical Society of America

The purpose of the Acoustical Society of America is to generate, disseminate, and promote the knowledge and practical applications of acoustics. Established in 1929, the present membership includes leaders in acoustics worldwide. Diverse fields of interest in acoustics include physics, engineering, architecture, noise, oceanography, biology, speech and hearing, psychology and music.

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December 09 2024

Unflappable? Buckeyes say “whatever” to English flapping rules

Sean A. Fulop, Mark P. Ryan et al.

in Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics

American English dialects generally use a ’flap/tap’ consonant in some places where /t/ or /d/ is both indicated in the spelling and used in some other dialects. What environments allow a flap to ...

December 05 2024

Automatic detection and classification of beluga whale calls in the St. Lawrence estuary

Tristan Cotillard, Xavier Sécheresse et al.

in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

The endangered beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) of the St. Lawrence Estuary (SLEB) faces threats from a variety of anthropogenic factors. Since belugas are a highly social and vocal species, ...

December 05 2024

Stream segregation, musical abilities, and the development of speech perception in noise

Elena Benocci, Axelle Calcus

in JASA Express Letters

Nonlinguistic auditory abilities (e.g., stream segregation, musical perceptual abilities) are thought to contribute to speech perception in noise. How their development interacts with that of speech ...

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