Wentao Gu

Biographic Data

ID3822071
NAMEWentao Gu
GIVEN NAMESWentao
FAMILY NAMEGu
SIGNATUREGU W
AFFILIATIONSNanjing Normal University
ORCID0000-0001-9789-6007
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Building L2 phonology with contrast and alternation

    Open AccessXuanda Chen, Harold Goad et al.ARTICLELinguistic Approaches to…2026

    This study investigates how alternations influence the acquisition of L2 phonological features, focusing on Mandarin speakers’ acquisition of voicing in Russian stops. Mandarin captures this contrast using [spread glottis], whereas Russian employs [voice]. Naive learners were divided into two training groups: the Root Condition (RC) group learned monomorphemic words; the Alternation+Root Condition (AC) group additionally learned forms with voicin…

  • Comparing the roles of f0, speech rate, and timbre in expressing and perceiving politeness in Mandarin speech

    Open AccessHan Hu, Hu Han et al.ARTICLEPhonetica2026

    Previous research on vocal politeness has primarily focused on the acoustic correlates of polite expression and has yielded divergent findings, leaving unclear how multiple acoustic cues contribute to politeness perception. To address this gap, we conducted both speech production and perception experiments. In the production experiment, multivariate analyses showed that polite and rude utterances conveying identical linguistic content could be re…

  • Design and assessment of a public health course as a general education elective for non-medical undergraduates

    Open AccessXinyang Li, Xiaoxi Zheng et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Although public health programs among undergraduate students have been increasing and gaining popularity worldwide, few studies have focused on the needs and structure of public health courses for non-medical students. This study aimed to design a public health course as a general education elective for non-medical undergraduates at Nankai University, one of China’s leading multidisciplinary and research-oriented universities. Students’ feedback …

  • The change in breathy voice after tone split

    Open AccessChunyu Ge, Wenwei Xu et al.ARTICLEJournal of Phonetics2023Cited by: 1References: 58

  • Evaluating Interactive Language for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Different Contexts

    Open AccessJinhuan Yang, Wentao Gu et al.ARTICLEChildren2022

    Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by impairments in the use of appropriate interactive language (including structural language and pragmatic skills) in social contexts. However, the phenotype and causes of interactive language deficits in children with ASD, in different contexts, are still unclear. In this study, we examined the structural language and pragmatic skills of children with ASD in four contexts: playing, drawing, reading…

  • Acoustic and Perceptual Characteristics of Mandarin Speech in Gay and Heterosexual Male Speakers

    Open AccessPuyang Geng, Wentao GuARTICLELanguage and Speech2022References: 36

    This study investigated acoustic and perceptual characteristics of Mandarin speech produced by gay and heterosexual male speakers. Acoustic analysis of monosyllabic words showed significant differences between the two groups in voice fundamental frequency (F0), F1 of low vowel, and duration of aspiration/frication in consonants. The acoustic patterns on F0, formants, and center of gravity as well as spectral skewness of /s/ differed from those re…

  • Smoking-related cancer death among men and women in an ageing society (China 2020–2040)

    Ning Li, Peng Wu et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2021

    Coordinated efforts are urgently needed to curtail a rising tide of cancer deaths in China, with intensified tobacco control being key