Amanda Boomershine
Biographic Data
| ID | 3531667 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda Boomershine |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Boomershine |
| SIGNATURE | BOOMERSHINE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina Wilmington |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Influence of Language Experience on Speech Perception
It is well known that a listener's native phonological background has an impact on how speech sounds are perceived. Native speakers can distinguish sounds that serve a contrastive function in their language better than sounds that are not contrastive. However, the role of allophony in speech perception is understudied, especially among heritage speakers. This paper highlights a study that directly tests the influence of the allophonic/phonemic di…
The realization of word-final, preconsonantal /s/ in the Spanish of Mexico City
The current study provides detailed, acoustic analyses of coda /s/realization in the Spanish of Mexico City. Linguistic variables studied include stress placement and following consonant context and the social factors that were included are gender and speaker age. Overall, the participants exhibited more variation than expected, including deletion of coda /s/, particularly before sonorants. The results of the study indicate that both linguistic a…
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The realization of word-final, preconsonantal /s/ in the Spanish of Mexico City
The current study provides detailed, acoustic analyses of coda /s/realization in the Spanish of Mexico City. Linguistic variables studied include stress placement and following consonant context and the social factors that were included are gender and speaker age. Overall, the participants exhibited more variation than expected, including deletion of coda /s/, particularly before sonorants. The results of the study indicate that both linguistic a…
The Influence of Language Experience on Speech Perception
It is well known that a listener's native phonological background has an impact on how speech sounds are perceived. Native speakers can distinguish sounds that serve a contrastive function in their language better than sounds that are not contrastive. However, the role of allophony in speech perception is understudied, especially among heritage speakers. This paper highlights a study that directly tests the influence of the allophonic/phonemic di…
Linguistic Variation and Morphology (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Phonetics and Phonology Research (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Art (1 work) · Coda (1 work) · Heritage language (1 work) · History (1 work) · Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition (1 work) · Mathematics (1 work)