Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but there is work by Diane-Kewley-Port and Dan Fogerty on intelligibility changes following masking of vowels versus masking of consonants. I think that Jont Allen also has some work on this, that reaches somewhat different conclusions than the Kewley-Port work. Mitchell S. Sommers, PhD Dept. of Psychology Washington University Campus Box 1125 Saint Louis, MO 63130 Email: Msommers@xxxxxxxxx Phone: 314-935-6561 Fax: 314-935-7588 From: AUDITORY - Research in Auditory Perception [mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Jackson Morris Dear Dviad, I don't have a precise reference for you but it might be interesting for you to look through the publications of Valerie Hazan. Some of her work has investigated the perceptual consequences of switching out initial consonants. In considering vowel categories it may also be interesting to check out the article below and the recent book, 'Vowel inherent spectral change' (Eds Morrison & Assman). You've probably heard it before, but be careful - studies in vowel perception are not for the feint-hearted. All the best Dvaid Thyer NJ; Hickson LM; Dodd BJ (2000) The Perceptual Magnet Effect in Australian English Vowels. Perception & Psychophysics, 61 (1). David Morris Postdoc Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics University of Copenhagen Njalsgade 120 2300 København S From: AUDITORY - Research in Auditory Perception [AUDITORY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] on behalf of David Klein [kleinsound@xxxxxxxxx] Hi All, |