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Ian Wilson - Ultrasound Tongue Imaging
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Ian WILSON
Professor and Director
Professor Ian Wilson
Contact Information:
Ian WILSON
University of Aizu
Tsuruga, Ikki-machi
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima
965-8580 Japan

Phone: +81-242-37-2593
Email: wilson (at) u-aizu.ac.jp

Publications


  • Villegas, J., Perkins, J., & Wilson, I. (2021). Effects of task and language nativeness on the Lombard effect and on its onset and offset timing. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol.149, pp.1855–1865.
  • Wilson, I., Erickson, D., Vance, T., & Moore, J. (2020). Jaw dancing American style: A way to teach English rhythm. In Proceedings of Speech Prosody 10 (SP2020) (pp. 556–560). University of Tokyo, Japan. PDF
  • Kobayashi, A., & Wilson, I. (2020). Using deep learning to classify English native pronunciation level from acoustic information. In Proceedings of the 2nd ACM Chapter International Conference on Eductational Technology, Language and Technical Communication (ETLTC2020) (p. 02004). University of Aizu, Japan. PDF
  • Nakatsuka, K., Nogita, A., & Wilson, I. (2020). Web application to convert English into helpful characters for pronunciation learners. In Proceedings of the 2nd ACM Chapter International Conference on Eductational Technology, Language and Technical Communication (ETLTC2020) (p. 02005). University of Aizu, Japan. PDF
  • Igarashi, K., & Wilson, I. (2020). Improving Japanese English pronunciation with speech recognition and feedback system. In Proceedings of the 2nd ACM Chapter International Conference on Eductational Technology, Language and Technical Communication (ETLTC2020) (p. 02003). University of Aizu, Japan. PDF
  • Wilson, I., Erickson, D., Kawahara, S., & Monou, T. (2019). Acquiring jaw movement patterns in a second language: Some lexical factors. In K. Maekawa (Ed.), Proceedings of the 33rd General Meeting of the Phonetic Society of Japan (pp. 32–37). Seisen University, Japan. PDF
  • Fujimori, A., Yamane, N., Nakayama, M., Yoshimura, N., & Wilson, I. (2019). The perception of L2 information focus marking. In H. Tokizaki (Ed.), Phonological Externalization, volume 4 (pp. 93–103). Sapporo University, Japan. PDF
  • Kaneko, E., Park, M., Wilson, I., Heo, Y., Roy, D., Yasuta, T., Nicholas, A., & Blake, J. (2018). English curriculum innovation for computer science majors in the Japanese EFL context: From needs to tasks. In Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm) (pp. 84–89). Toronto, Canada. doi:10.1109/ProComm.2018.00028 Publisher website
  • Kaneko, E., Park, M., Wilson, I., Roy, D., Heo, Y., Yasuta, T., Blake, J., & Nicholas, A. (2018). Task-based English curriculum innovation for computer science majors in Japan: Preliminary report. In Proceedings of the TBLT in Asia 2018 Conference (pp. 88–101). Kyoto, Japan: JALT Task-Based Language Teaching SIG. PDF
  • Lubashevsky, I., Wilson, I., Suzuki, R., & Kato, Y. (2018). Phase transitions in binary categorization: Evidence for dual-system decision making. In F. Müller, L. Ludwigs, & M. Kupper (Eds.), Fechner Day 2018: Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Psychophysics (pp. 235–241). Lüneburg, Germany. PDF
  • Watanabe, H., Wilson, I., & Suzuki, K. (2018). Android version of Visual Learning. In I. Wilson & J. Perkins (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Applied Phonetics (ISAPh 2018) (pp. 131–135). Aizuwakamatsu, Japan. doi:10.21437/ISAPh.2018-24 PDF
  • Yamane, N., Teaman, B., Fujimori, A., Wilson, I., & Yoshimura, N. (2018). The kinesthetic effect on EFL learners' intonation. In I. Wilson & J. Perkins (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Applied Phonetics (ISAPh 2018) (pp. 136–141). Aizuwakamatsu, Japan. doi:10.21437/ISAPh.2018-25 PDF
  • Suzuki, K., Wilson, I., & Watanabe, H. (2017). Visual Learning 2: Pronunciation app using ultrasound, video, and MRI. In Proceedings of Interspeech 2017, Stockholm, Sweden, 831–832. PDF
  • Miyashita, M., Irwin, M., Wilson, I., & Vance, T. J. (2016). Rendaku in Tōhoku Japanese: The Kahoku-chō survey. In T. J. Vance & M. Irwin (eds.), Sequential Voicing in Japanese: Papers from the NINJAL Rendaku Project. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Co. 173–193. (hardcover ISBN: 9789027259417, e-Book ISBN: 9789027267092). Book on Amazon
  • Shu, C., Wilson, I., & Perkins. J. (2016). Revisiting the interlanguage speech intelligibility benefit. (2016). In C. Carignan & M.D. Tyler (Eds.) Proceedings of the 16th Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology, Parramatta, Australia, 157–160. PDF
  • Gunji, M., Wilson, I., & Perkins, J. (2016). Reaction time of Japanese listeners to retroflex and bunched /r/ pronunciation by native English speakers. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol.140, No.4, Pt. 2, p.3334. PDF poster
  • Nemoto, S., Wilson, I., & Perkins, J. (2016). Analysis of the effects on pronunciation of training by using song or native speech. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol.140, No.4, Pt. 2, p.3343. PDF poster
  • Suzuki, K., & Wilson, I. (2016). Development of a visual app for improving learner's pronunciation with ultrasound and the Speech Accent Archive. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol.140, No.4, Pt. 2, p.3343.
  • Iguro, Y., Wilson, I., & Villegas, J. (2016). Articulatory settings of English-French bilinguals reanalyzed by SS-ANOVA. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol.140, No.4, Pt. 2, p.3222. PDF poster
  • Erickson, D., Villegas, J., Wilson, I., Iguro, Y., Moore, J., & Erker, D. (2016). Some acoustic and articulatory correlates of phrasal stress in Spanish. Proceedings of Speech Prosody 8, 450–454. doi:10.21437/SpeechProsody.2016-92 PDF
  • Kaneko, E., Heo, Y., Iverson, G. K., & Wilson, I. (2015). Quasi-neutralization in the acquisition of English coronal fricatives by native speakers of Japanese. Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, vol.1(1), 65–85. doi:10.1075/jslp.1.1.03kan PDF
  • Moriya, S., Yaguchi, Y., & Wilson, I. (2015). Normalization and matching routine for comparison of native speaker and non-native speaker tongue trajectories. Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems, 1423–1435. PDF
  • Wilson, I., Perkins, J., Villegas, J., & Orihara, A. (2015). Reaction time to unnatural and natural pronunciation by native and non-native speakers of Japanese. Proceedings of the 2015 Autumn Meeting of the Acoustical Society of Japan (ASJ) , 339–342. PDF
  • Villegas, J., Wilson, I., & Perkins, J. (2015). Effect of task on the intensity of speech in noisy conditions. Proceedings of the 2015 Autumn Meeting of the Acoustical Society of Japan (ASJ) , 369–372. PDF
  • Erickson, D., Villegas, J., Wilson, I., & Iguro, Y. (2015). Spanish articulatory rhythm. Proceedings of the 2015 Autumn Meeting of the Acoustical Society of Japan (ASJ) , 319–322. PDF
  • Erickson, D., Kim, J., Kawahara, S., Wilson, I., Menezes, C., Suemitsu, A., & Moore, J. (2015). Bridging articulation and perception: The C/D model and contrastive emphasis. In Proceedings of the 18th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS XVIII) , Glasgow. PDF
  • Wilson, I., & Kanada, S. (2014). Pre-speech postures of second-language versus first-language speakers [母語?非母語話者における発話直前の舌形状]. Journal of the Phonetic Society of Japan [音声研究] , vol.18(2), 106–109. PDF
  • Wilson, I. (2014). Using ultrasound for teaching and researching articulation. Acoustical Science and Technology, vol.35(6), 285–289. doi:10.1250/ast.35.285 PDF
  • Wilson, I. (2014). 超音波をいた調音のと研究 [Using ultrasound for teaching and researching articulation]. 日本音響学会誌 [The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Japan] , vol.70, 560–564. (translated from English into Japanese by Takayuki Arai, Mako Ishida, and Ai Mizoguchi) PDF (Japanese)
  • Wilson, I., & Gick, B. (2014). Bilinguals use language-specific articulatory settings. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, vol.57, 361–373. doi:10.1044/2013_JSLHR-S-12-0345 Publisher website
  • Hashimoto, Y., Wilson, I., & Heo, Y. (2014). Ability to identify unfamiliar speech sounds negatively correlates with second language proficiency. In J. Hay & E. Parnell (Eds.) Proceedings of the 15th Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology, Christchurch, New Zealand, p.240. PDF
  • Kanada, S., & Wilson, I. (2014). Tongue width at rest versus tongue width during speech: A comparison of native and non-native speakers. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol.136, No.4, Pt.2, p.2143. doi:10.1121/1.4899734 PDF poster
  • Gick, B., Wilson, I., & Derrick, D. (2013). Articulatory Phonetics. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. (hardcover ISBN: 9781405193214, paperback ISBN: 9781405193207). Book on Amazon
  • Wilson, I., & Hashimoto, Y. (2013). Voice onset time and the perception of Japanese voicing contrasts. Journal of Nagoya Gakuin University – Language & Culture, vol.24(2), 15–22. PDF
  • Wilson, I. (2013). Articulatory settings of French and English monolinguals. In T. Ooigawa (Ed.) Sophia University Working Papers in Phonetics (2013) , Tokyo, Japan: Sophia University Phonetics Laboratory. 39–58. PDF
  • Gick, B., Allen, B., Stavness, I., & Wilson, I. (2013). Speaking tongues are always braced. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol.134, No.5, Pt.2, p.4204. doi:10.1121/1.4831431 PDF poster
  • Villegas, J., Martens, W. L., Cohen, M., & Wilson, I. (2013). Spatial separation decreases psychoacoustic roughness of high-frequency tones. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol.134, No.5, Pt.2, p.4228. doi:10.1121/1.4831530
  • Moriya, S., Yaguchi, Y., Terunuma, N., Sato, T., & Wilson, I. (2013). Normalization and matching routine for comparing first and second language tongue trajectories. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol.134, No.5, Pt.2, p.4244. doi:10.1121/1.4831607
  • Kanada, S., Wilson, I., Gick, B., & Erickson, D. (2013). Coarticulatory effects of lateral tongue bracing in first and second language English speakers. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol.134, No.5, Pt.2, p.4244. doi:10.1121/1.4831608
  • Ginsburg, J., Wilson, I., Kaneko, E., & Ogasawara, N. (2013). 会津方言の疑問文に於けるイントネーションと終助詞の関係 [The relationship between intonation and final particles in interrogatives in the Aizu dialect]. In Proceedings of the 147th meeting of the Linguistic Society of Japan 「日本言語学会第147回大会」, Kobe, Japan, 154–159. PDF
  • Moriya, S., Yaguchi, Y., Terunuma, N., Sato, T., & Wilson, I. (2013). 舌特徴空間における言語学習者の違いを比較するための正規化とマッチング手法 [Normalization and matching routine for comparing first and second language tongue trajectories]. IEICE Technical Report, vol.113, No.308, SP2013-80, 53–57. PDF
  • Ginsburg, J., Wilson, I., Kaneko, E., & Ogasawara, N. (2013). 会津方言の疑問文の音声特徴 [Phonetic features of interrogatives in Aizu area dialects]. In Proceedings of 日本方言研究会第96回研究発表会 [96th Meeting of the Dialectological Circle of Japan] , Osaka, Japan, 9–16. PDF
  • Wilson, I., & Erickson, D. (2013). Effect of syllable onset, coda, and nucleus on degree of skin stretching over the mandible. Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, vol.19. doi:10.1121/1.4799467 PDF
  • Abe, Y., Wilson, I. L., & Erickson, D. (2012). Video recordings of L1 and L2 jaw movement: Effect of syllable onset on jaw opening during syllable nucleus. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol.132, No.3, Pt.2, p.2005. doi:10.1121/1.4755428
  • Okada, J., Wilson, I. L., & Yoshizawa, M. (2012). Pitch and intensity in the speech of Japanese speakers of English: Comparison with L1 speakers. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol.132, No.3, Pt.2, p.2004. doi:10.1121/1.4755421
  • Sano, K., Yaguchi, Y., & Wilson, I. (2012). Comparing L1 and L2 phoneme trajectories in a feature space of sound and midsagittal ultrasound tongue images. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol.132, No.3, Pt.2, p.1934. doi:10.1121/1.4755107
  • Wilson, I., Erickson, D., & Horiguchi, N. (2012). Articulating rhythm in L1 and L2 English: Focus on jaw and F0. Proceedings of the 2012 Autumn Meeting of the Acoustical Society of Japan (ASJ) , 319–322. PDF
  • Yaguchi, Y., Horiguchi, N., & Wilson, I. (2012). Finding phoneme trajectories in a feature space of sound and midsagittal ultrasound tongue images. In IEEE Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Awareness Science and Technology (iCAST 2012) , 156–162. doi:10.1109/iCAwST.2012.6469606 PDF
  • Wilson, I., Kaneko, E., Lyddon, P., Okamoto, K., & Ginsburg, J. (2011). Nonsense-syllable sound discrimination ability correlates with second language (L2) proficiency. In W.-S. Lee & E. Zee (Eds.) Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS XVII) , Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong, 2133–2136. PDF
  • Campbell, F., Gick, B., Wilson, I., & Vatikiotis-Bateson, E. (2010). Spatial and temporal properties of gestures in North American English /r/. Language and Speech, vol.53, 49–69. doi:10.1177/0023830909351209 PDF
  • Fujinuma, J., & Wilson, I. Japanese listeners' perception of English fricatives in AMR-NB cell phone speech. (2010). In V.V. Klyuev & M. Cohen (Eds.), Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Humans and Computers (HC-2010) , 89–93. Fukushima-ken, Japan: University of Aizu Press. [ACM Digital Library: PDF]
  • Rozycki, W., & Wilson, I. (2010). Scientific presentation at IEEE conferences in Asia: Observational and survey findings. In IEEE Proceedings of the International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC 2010): Communication in a Self-Service Society, 222–225. doi:10.1109/IPCC.2010.5530010 PDF
  • Sakamoto, M., Kaneko, E., Wilson, I., & Yamauchi, K. (2010). 会津地方における各方言のフォルマント分析 [Formant Analysis of Aizu Area Dialects]. In Proceedings of 日本方言研究会第90回研究発表会 [90th Meeting of the Dialectological Circle of Japan] , Tokyo, Japan, 9–16. PDF
  • Villegas, J., Cohen, M., Wilson, I., & Martens, W. (2010). Influence of Psychoacoustic Roughness on Musical Intonation Preference. In Proceedings of the 128th Audio Engineering Society Convention (AES London 2010) , Convention Paper #8017 (11 pages), London, UK. PDF
  • NHK テレビ [NHK Television]. (2009-10). 3か月トピック英会話?話して聞きとる!ネイティブ発音塾 [3-Month Topics in English Conversation ~ Speak and Understand! Native Pronunciation Clinic] . I was a contributing editor to this 3-part textbook series. It was first published in 2009 and republished again with new covers for the television re-run in 2010. Japanese Wikipedia
  • Horiguchi, N., & Wilson, I. (2009). Design of an interactive GUI for pronunciation evaluation and training. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Humans and Computers (HC-2009) , 225–229. PDF
  • Wilson, I., Fujinuma, J., Horiguchi, N., & Yamauchi, K. (2009). Acoustic analysis of the English pronunciation of Japanese high school teachers and university students. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol.126, No.4, Pt.2, p.2312. doi:10.1121/1.3249531 PDF poster
  • Wilson, I. (2009). Using Praat and Moodle for Teaching Segmental and Suprasegmental Pronunciation. In T. Koyama (Ed.), Proceedings of the WorldCALL 2008 Conference: CALL bridges the world, 112–115. ISBN: 978-4-9904807-0-7. Proceedings website
  • Gick, B., Bernhardt, B. M., Bacsfalvi, P., & Wilson, I. (2008). Ultrasound imaging applications in second language acquisition. In J. G. Hansen Edwards & M. L. Zampini (Eds.) Phonology and Second Language Acquisition. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 309–322. ISBN: 9789027291394 PDF
  • Brine, J., & Wilson, I. (2008). TEFL in a Japanese IT University: Adjusting for cultural learning practices with open-source tools and an LMS. In B. Arnbj?rnsdóttir and M. Whelpton (Eds.), Open Source in Education and Language Learning Online, 197–217. Reykjavík, Iceland: The Vigdísar Finnbogadóttur Institute of Foreign Languages, University of Iceland Press. ISBN: 978-9979548331 PDF
  • Gick, B., Bacsfalvi, P., Bernhardt, B. M., Oh, S., Stolar, S., & Wilson, I. (2008). A motor differentiation model for liquid substitutions: English /r/ variants in normal and disordered acquisition. Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, vol.1. doi:10.1121/1.2951481 PDF
  • Wilson, I. (2007). The effects of post-velar consonants on vowels in Nuu-chah-nulth: Auditory, acoustic, and articulatory evidence. Canadian Journal of Linguistics, vol.52, 43–70. doi:10.1353/cjl.2008.0008 PDF
  • Brine, J., Wilson, I., & Roy, D. (2007). Using Moodle and other software tools in EFL courses in a Japanese IT university. In T. Miyazaki, I. Paik, and D. Wei (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (CIT 2007) , 1059– 1064. Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Computer Society Press. doi:10.1109/CIT.2007.82 PDF
  • Gick, B., & Wilson, I. (2006). Excrescent schwa and vowel laxing: Cross-linguistic responses to conflicting articulatory targets. In L. Goldstein, D.H. Whalen, & C.T. Best, (Eds.) Laboratory Phonology 8. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 635–659. ISBN 9783110176780 PDF
  • Wilson, I., & Gick, B. (2006). Ultrasound technology and second language acquisition research. In M. G. O'Brien, C. Shea, & J. Archibald (Eds.), Proceedings of the 8th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition Conference (GASLA 2006) , 148–152. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Proceedings Project. ISBN: 978-1574734164 PDF
  • Wilson, I., & Gick, B. (2006). Articulatory settings of French and English monolinguals and bilinguals. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol.120, No.5, Pt.2, 3295–3296. PDF
  • Gick, B., Bird, S., & Wilson, I. (2005). Techniques for field application of lingual ultrasound imaging. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, vol.19, 503–514. doi:10.1080/02699200500113590 PDF
  • Shi, R., Gick, B., Kanwischer, D., & Wilson, I. (2005). Frequency and category factors in the reduction and assimilation of function words: EPG and acoustic measures. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, vol.34, 341–364. doi:10.1007/s10936-005-6138-4 PDF
  • Wilson, I. (2005). Articulatory settings of French-English bilingual speakers. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol.117, No.4, Pt.2, p.2426. PDF
  • Vogt, F., Guenther, O., Hannam, A., van den Doel, K., Lloyd, J., Vilhan, L., Chander, R., Lam, J., Wilson, C., Tait, K., Derrick, D., Wilson, I., Jaeger, C., Gick, B., Vatikiotis-Bateson, E., & Fels, S. (2005). ArtiSynth: Designing a modular 3D articulatory speech synthesizer. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol.117, No.4, Pt.2, p.2542. PDF
  • Gick, B., Wilson, I., Koch, K., & Cook, C. (2004). Language-specific articulatory settings: Evidence from inter-utterance rest position. Phonetica, vol.61, 220–233. doi:10.1159/000084159 PDF
  • Fels, S. S., Vogt, F., Gick, B., Jaeger, C., & Wilson, I. (2003). User-centred design for an open-source 3D articulatory synthesizer. In Proceedings of the XVth ICPhS, Barcelona, 179–183. PDF
  • Vogt, F., Fels, S. S., Gick, B., Jaeger, C., & Wilson, I. (2003). Extensible infrastructure for a 3D face and vocal-tract model. In Proceedings of the XVth ICPhS, Barcelona, 2345–2348. PDF
  • Johnson, C. E., & Wilson, I. L. (2002). Phonetic evidence for early language differentiation: Research issues and some preliminary data. International Journal of Bilingualism, vol.6, 271–289. doi:10.1177/13670069020060030401 PDF
  • Bar-el, L., Watt, L. T., & Wilson, I. (Eds.) (2002). Proceedings of the 7th Workshop on the Structure and Constituency in Languages of the Americas (WSCLA 7) – (UBC Working Papers in Linguistics, vol.10) .
  • Gick, B., & Wilson, I. (2001). Pre-liquid excrescent schwa: What happens when vocalic targets conflict. In P. Dalsgaard, B. Lindberg, & H. Benner (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Speech Communication and Technology (Eurospeech) , 273–276. Aalborg, Denmark: Center for Personkommunikation. PDF
  • Kanwischer, D., Gick, B., Wilson, I., & Shi, R. (2001). Frequency and category factors in the reduction and assimilation of function words. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol.110, No.5, Pt.2, p.2738. PDF
  • Bar-el, L., Watt, L. T., & Wilson, I. (Eds.) (2001). Proceedings of the 36th International Conference on Salish and Neighbouring Languages (ICSNL 36) – (UBC Working Papers in Linguistics, vol.6) .
  • Shank, S., & Wilson, I. (2000). Acoustic evidence for (backwards glottal stop) as a glottalized pharyngeal glide in Nuu-chah-nulth. In S. Gessner & S. Oh (Eds.), Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Salish and Neighbouring Languages (UBCWPL, vol.3) , 185–197. PDF
  • Shank, S., & Wilson, I. (2000). An acoustic analysis of vowel formants in pharyngeal and glottal contexts in Nuu-chah-nulth. In S. Levi & J. Loveless (Eds.), Proceedings of the 16th Northwest Linguistics Conference (UWWPL, vol.19) , 75–84. PDF
  • Wilson, I. (2000). Acoustic evidence of a phonetics-phonology mismatch in Nuu-chah-nulth. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol.108, No.5, Pt.2, p.2506. PDF