Publications in 2024

    1. R. Suzuki, K. Amino and T. Arai, “Error tendencies of human speaker recognition in noisy environments: Effects of noise type and sex differences,” Acoust. Sci. Tech., Vol. 45, No. 5, pp. 285−288, Sep. 2024.
      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1250/ast.e24.07
    2. C. T. Justine Hui and T. Arai, “The impact of first and second formant variations on vowel identification among elderly Japanese listeners,” Speech Commun., 168, 103172, Dec. 2024.
      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.specom.2024.103172
    3. S. Tsuji and T. Arai, “Hearing characteristics of those with unilateral hearing loss and its effect on music activities,” The Journal of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering of Japan, Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 23−28, Feb. 2024 (in Japanese).
    4. W. Li, A. Mizoguchi, M. Morimoto and T. Arai, “Tongue position in Japanese intervocalic voiced and voiceless stops,” Ultrafest XI, Aizu, Jun. 2024.
    5. M. Morimoto, A. Mizoguchi, T. Arai and W. Li, “Emphatic gemination of Nasals in Japanese reduplicative mimetics: Preliminary ultrasound tongue observations,” Ultrafest XI, Aizu, Jun. 2024.
    6. A. Mizoguchi, M. Morimoto, W. Li and T. Arai, “Place assimilation of Chinese (L1) and Japanese (L2) coda nasals by speakers of standard Chinese,” Ultrafest XI, Aizu, Jun. 2024.
    7. M. Shimizu, T. Arai, A. Mizoguchi, M. Morimoto, W. Li and N. Yamane, “Ultrasound observation of tongue contour for sibilant fricatives in fast speech: A pilot study,” Ultrafest XI, Aizu, Jun. 2024.
    8. M. Morimoto, A. Mizoguchi and T. Arai, “The effect of pitch-accent on the articulation of coda nasals in Japanese,” The 19th Conference on Laboratory Phonology, Seoul, Jun. 2024.
    9. T. Arai, R. Suzuki, E. Chandler, S. Tsuji and K. Ochi, “Production of phrases by mechanical models of the human vocal tract,” Proc. of INTERSPEECH, Kos, pp. 987−988, Sep. 2024.
    10. M. Shimizu, T. Arai, A. Mizoguchi, M. Morimoto, W. Li and N. Yamane, “Speech errors in fast speech of alveolar and alveo-palatal consonants: A preliminary study using ultrasound,” 187th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Nov. 2024.
    11. M. Morimoto, A. Mizoguchi, W. Li and T. Arai, “Ultrasound observations of tongue root configuration in Japanese geminated /t/,” 187th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Nov. 2024.
    12. T. Arai, C. Nakagawa, R. Suzuki, C. Earp and S. Tsuji, “Tongue bracing for improved control of vocal-tract model,” 187th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Nov. 2024.
    13. K. Takeuchi, N. Aoki, T. Arai, K. Suzuki, W. Hata, H. Seki and K. Yasu, “’ST no tame no onkyougaku’ 3 nenkan de nani ga kawattanoka?,” The 69th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, p. 90, Oct. 2024 (in Japanese).
    14. M. Shimizu, T. Arai, A. Mizoguchi, M. Morimoto, W. Li and N. Yamane, “The effect of auditory timing control on oral diadochokinetic performance,” Proc. Auditory Res. Meeting, The Acoustical Society of Japan, Vol. 54, No. 6, H-2024-106, pp. 575−579, Nov. 2024.
    15. R. Suzuki, R. Kobayashi, A. Fujioka and T. Arai, “Remote control of vocal tract models by voice commands via online conference system,” Proceedings of the Technical Committee on Speech Communication, The Acoustical Society of Japan, Vol. 4, No. 1, SC-2024-7, pp. 33−38, Jan. 2024 (in Japanese).
      DOI: https://doi.org/10.60274/asjsc.SC-2024-7
    16. H. Kashima, T. Arai, T. Sugimoto, K. Kinoshita and Y. Nakayama, “Perception of speech uttered as speaker faces different directions: Identification of speaker’s facing direction from the listener,” Proc. Spring Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 657–660, Mar. 2024 (in Japanese).
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    17. T. Arai, R. Suzuki, C. Earp and S. Tsuji, “PC-controlled vocal-tract models for speech dynamics,” Proc. Spring Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 663–664, Mar. 2024 (in Japanese).
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    18. M. Kasuya and T. Arai, “Production of vowel reduction by Japanese German learners: The impact of English on the learning of German,” Proc. Spring Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 665–668, Mar. 2024 (in Japanese).
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    19. K. Takeuchi, N. Aoki, T. Arai, K. Suzuki, W. Hata, H. Seki and K. Yasu, “A survey of noise environment in communication for speech therapists,” Proc. Spring Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 687–688, Mar. 2024 (in Japanese).
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    20. S. Tsuji and T. Arai, “An investigation of what factors affect speech recognition under reverberation for individuals with unilateral hearing loss,” Proc. Spring Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 695–698, Mar. 2024 (in Japanese).
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    21. M. Shimizu, T. Arai, A. Mizoguchi, M. Morimoto, W. Li and N. Yamane, “A preliminary study on tongue control during high-speed speech: Observations using ultrasound,” Proc. Spring Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 1291–1292, Mar. 2024 (in Japanese).
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    22. E. Aiba, M. Morimoto, A. Mizoguchi, W. Li and T. Arai, “The effect of pitch-accent patterns on Japanese vowel articulation: A preliminary ultrasound analysis,” Proc. Spring Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 1301–1304, Mar. 2024 (in Japanese).
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    23. Q. Chang and T. Arai, “Experiment and training method on the tuning tasks of Major 3rd,” Proc. Spring Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 1–2, Mar. 2024 (in Japanese).
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    24. T. Igeta, E. Aiba and T. Arai, “A case study of the perception of Japanese vowels /o/-/u/ by native Chinese listeners,” Proc. Spring Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 703–704, Mar. 2024 (in Japanese).
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    25. R. Suzuki, K. Animo and T. Arai, “Effects of noise on human speaker identification: Analysis of reaction time,” Proc. Spring Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 733–736, Mar. 2024 (in Japanese).
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    26. M. Kasuya and T. Arai, “Nasal plosion on German suffixes in the unstressed syllables by German natives and Japanese German learners,” Proc. Autumn Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 933–936, Sep. 2024 (in Japanese).
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    27. K. Takeuchi, N. Aoki, T. Arai, S. Ohgane, K. Suzuki, W. Hata, T. Murakami, H. Seki and K. Yasu, “Obstacles to using “acoustic analysis” in clinical practice for speech therapistes,” Proc. Autumn Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 961–962, Sep. 2024 (in Japanese).
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    28. T. Igeta, E. Aiba and T. Arai, “The production of /o/ and /u/ in palatalized consonants by Chinese learners of Japanese,” Proc. Autumn Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 993–994, Sep. 2024 (in Japanese).
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    29. T. Arai, “Onkyou bunseki ni yoru kensa”, Sinpen koe no kensahou (Examination of Phonatory Function), 2nd Ed., The Japan Society of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Ed., Tokyo: Ishiyaku Publishers, Inc., Oct. 2024.