Kenneth N Stevens

Biographic Data

ID753190
NAMEKenneth N Stevens
GIVEN NAMESKenneth N
FAMILY NAMEStevens
SIGNATURESTEVENS K N
AFFILIATIONSMassachusetts Institute of Technology
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS14
TOTAL CITATIONS187
AUTHOR COUNT14
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1963
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2001
H-INDEX5

  • Towards models of phonation

    Open AccessHelen M Hanson, Kenneth N Stevens et al.ARTICLEJournal of Phonetics2001Cited by: 24References: 27

  • Contributions of the study of disordered speech to speech production models

    Open AccessMarilyn Y Chen, Kenneth N Stevens et al.ARTICLEJournal of Phonetics2000Cited by: 1References: 15

  • Acoustic Phonetics

    Kenneth N StevensBOOKAcoustic Phonetics1999

    This book presents a theory of speech-sound generation in the human vocal system. This book presents a theory of speech-sound generation in the human vocal system. The comprehensive acoustic theory serves as one basis for defining categories of speech sounds used to form distinctions between words in languages. The author begins with a review of the anatomy and physiology of speech production, then covers source mechanisms, the vocal tract as an …

  • Feature geometry and the vocal tract

    Open AccessSamuel Jay Keyser, Kenneth N StevensARTICLEPhonology1994

    Perhaps the most important insight in phonological theory since the introduction of the concept of the phoneme has been the role that distinctive features play in phonological theory (Jakobson et al. 1952). Most research since Jakobson's early formulation has focused on the segmental properties of these features without reference to their hierarchical organisation. Recent research, however, has shed considerable light on this latter aspect of the…

  • Linguistic Experience Alters Phonetic Perception in Infants by 6 Months of Age

    Open AccessPatricia K Kuhl, Karen A Williams et al.ARTICLEScience1992

    Linguistic experience affects phonetic perception. However, the critical period during which experience affects perception and the mechanism responsible for these effects are unknown. This study of 6-month-old infants from two countries, the United States and Sweden, shows that exposure to a specific language in the first half year of life alters infants' phonetic perception.

  • A phonetic analysis of prenasalized stops in Moru

    Open AccessMartha W Burton, Sheila E Blumstein et al.ARTICLEJournal of Phonetics1992Cited by: 6References: 8

  • Constraints among parameters simplify control of Klatt formant synthesizer

    Open AccessKenneth N Stevens, Corine A Bickley et al.ARTICLEJournal of Phonetics1991Cited by: 2References: 11

  • On the quantal nature of speech

    Open AccessKenneth N StevensARTICLEJournal of Phonetics1989Cited by: 93References: 26

  • Primary Features and Their Enhancement in Consonants

    Kenneth N Stevens, Samuel Jay KeyserARTICLELanguage1989Cited by: 50

    Among the distinctive features for consonants, we distinguish a set of primary features that are perceptually the most salient. The strength with which a primary feature is manifested in a given sound is influenced by the secondary features that co-occur with it. The features [sonorant], [continuant] and [coronal] are designated as primary, and this designation applies in all of the eight possible configurations in which they occur. The features …

  • Chairman’s Summary

    Open AccessKenneth N StevensARTICLEJournal of Phonetics1986

  • Quantal aspects of consonant production and perception: A Study of Retroflex Stop Consonants

    Open AccessKenneth N Stevens, Sheila E BlumsteinARTICLEJournal of Phonetics1975Cited by: 9References: 9

  • Emotions and Speech: Some Acoustical Correlates

    Carl E Williams, Kenneth N StevensARTICLEThe Journal of the Acoustical…1972

    This paper describes some further attempts to identify and measure those parameters in the speech signal that reflect the emotional state of a speaker. High-quality recordings were obtained of professional “method” actors reading the dialogue of a short scenario specifically written to contain various emotional situations. Excerpted portions of the recordings were subjected to both quantitative and qualitative analyses. A comparison was also made…

  • Unique Vocal Abilities of Certain Tibetan Lamas1

    Open AccessHuston Smith, Kenneth N Stevens et al.ARTICLEAmerican Anthropologist1967Cited by: 2References: 1

  • Perturbation of Vowel Articulations By Consonantal Context: An Acoustical Study

    Kenneth N Stevens, Arthur S HouseARTICLEJournal of Speech and Hearing…1963

    No AccessJournal of Speech and Hearing ResearchResearch Article1 Jun 1963Perturbation of Vowel Articulations By Consonantal Context: An Acoustical Study Kenneth N. Stevens, and Arthur S. House Kenneth N. Stevens Google Scholar and Arthur S. House Google Scholar https://doi.org/10.1044/jshr.0602.111 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Additional Resources FiguresReferencesRelatedDeta…