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Teaching Experience
- Winter 2000
- Spoken English for Non-native Speakers: Focus on Conversation and
Fluency
- Fall 2000 -
Spoken English for Non-Native Speakers: Focus on Intonation
and Pronunciation
- Summer 2003
- Child Language
Publications
- Bent, T.,
Bradlow, A. R., and Smith, B.L. (submitted). Production
and Perception of Temporal Contrasts in Foreign-Accented English. Phonetica.
- Hayes-Harb, R.,
Smith, B. L., Bent, T., and Bradlow, A. R.
(accepted). Production and Perception of Final Voiced and Voiceless
Consonants by Native English and Native Mandarin Speakers: Implications
Regarding the Interlanguage Speech Intelligibility Benefit. Journal of Phonetics.
- Loebach, J. L., Bent, T. and Pisoni, D. B. (in press). Multiple routes to perceptual learning. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.
- Bent, T.
and Pisoni, D. B. (forthcoming). Comparisons in perception between speech
and non-speech signals. Handbook of Clinical Linguistics.
Blackwell.
- Bradlow, A. R.
and Bent, T. (2008). Perceptual
adaptation to non-native speech. Cognition. 106, 707-729.
- Bent, T.,
Bradlow, A. R. and Smith, B. L. (2007). Segmental errors in different
word positions and their effects on intelligibility of non-native
speech: All's well that begins well. In Munro, M. and Bohn, O.-S.
(Eds.), Language Experience in Second Language Speech Learning: In
honor of James Emil Flege. Amsterdam: John
Benjamins. Pp. 331-347.
- Bent, T., Buchwald, A. and
Alford, W. (2007). Inter-talker differences in intelligibility for two
types of degraded speech. In Research on Spoken Language Processing
Progress Report, 28, Bloomington, IN: Speech Research Laboratory,
Indiana University.
- Loebach, J. L., Bent, T. and
Bauernschmidt, A. N. (2007). Multiple routes to perceptual learning. In
Research on Spoken Language Processing Progress Report, 28,
Bloomington, IN: Speech Research Laboratory, Indiana University.
- Buchwald, A.B., Bent, T.,
Conway, C.M., Levi, S.V. & Loebach, J.L. (2007). New directions in
speech research. In Research on Spoken Language Processing Progress
Report No. 28. Bloomington, IN: Speech Research Laboratory, Indiana
University.
- Bent, T.,
Bradlow, A. R. and Wright, B. (2006). The influence of linguistic
experience on the cognitive processing of pitch in speech and
non-speech sounds. Journal
of Experimental Psychology: Human
Perception and Performance. 32(1), 97-103.
- Wright, S., Hay, J. & Bent,
T. (2005) Ladies first? Phonology, frequency, and
the name ordering conspiracy. Linguistics. Vol. 43,
No. 3.
- Pierrehumbert, J., Bent, T.,
Munson, B., Bradlow, A. R., and Bailey, M. (2004) The Influence of
Sexual Orientation on Vowel Production. Journal of the Acoustical
Society of America,
116 (4), 1905-1908.
- Related popular press:
- Harris, M. (2004, October 23)
Researchers claim gay accent is a reality: Distinctive
vowel pronunciation learned, not genetic. National
Post. pg. A2.
- Bradlow, A. R. and Bent, T.
(2003). Listener adaptation to foreign accented English. In M. J. Sole,
D. Recasens, & J. Romero (Eds.), Proceedings of the XVth
International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Barcelona, Spain, Pp.
2881-2884.
- Smith, B., Bradlow, A. R., and Bent,
T. (2003). Production and perception of temporal contrast in
foreign accented English. In M. J. Sole, D. Recasens, & J.
Romero (Eds.), Proceedings of the XVth International Congress of
Phonetic Sciences, Barcelona, Spain, Pp. 519-522
- Bent, T. & Bradlow, A. R. (2003). The
interlanguage speech intelligibility benefit. Journal
of the Acoustical Society of America.
114 (3), 1600-1610.
- Bradlow, A. R., and Bent, T.
(2002). The clear speech effect for non-native listeners. Journal
of the Acoustical Society of America.
112 (1), 272-284.
Abstracts
- Loebach, J.L., Bent, T.,
Peterson, N., Hay-McCutcheon, M. and Pisoni, D.B. (2008). The
perception of speech and environmental sounds by normal hearing
listeners and cochlear implant users. Poster to be presented at the
31st Annual Midwinter Meeting of the Association for Research in
Otolaryngology, Phoenix, AZ.
- Bent, T., Ferguson,
S. H., and Kewley-Port, D. (2007). Listener influences on vowel
intelligibility. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.
- Loebach, J.L., Bent, T.
and Pisoni, D. B. (2007). Adaptation to Cochlear implant simulated
speech: Multiple of routes to perceptual learning. Conference on
Implantable Auditory Prostheses, Lake Tahoe, CA June 15-20.
- Bent, T. (2007). Production of
non-native prosodic categories. Annual
meeting of the Linguistics Society of America, Anaheim, CA,
January, 4-7.
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Bent, T., Buchwald, A. B., and
Pisoni, D. B. (2006). Inter-talker differences in intelligibility of
cochlear-implant simulated speech. Journal
of the Acoustical Society of America,
120 (5), Pt. 2, 3291.
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Hayes-Harb, R., Smith, B. L., Bent, T.,
and Bradlow, A. R. (2006). Relationships between intelligibility of
voicing contrasts and acoustic properties of native English and
Mandarin-accented English. Journal of the Acoustical Society
of America,
120 (5), Pt. 2, 3174.
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Smith, B. L., DeMille, D., Roberts, A., Bradlow, A.
R. and Bent, T. (2005). Final consonant devoicing
in voiced targets produced by native and non-native speakers of
English. Presented at the 1st ASA Workshop on Second Language Speech
Learning, Vancouver,
Canada.
- Bent, T. (2005). Perception of
coarticulated tones by non-native listeners. Journal
of the Acoustical Society of America,
117 (4), Pt. 2, 2426.
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Bent, T. (2004). Mandarin and
English listeners perception of Mandarin tones in isolation and in
context. Annual meeting of the Acoustical Society of
America. San Diego, CA.
Click here.
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Nissen, S. L. Smith, B. L., Bradlow, A. R., and Bent,
T. (2004). Accuracy and variability in
vowel targets produced by native and non-native speakers of
English. Annual meeting of the Acoustical Society of America.
San
Diego, CA.
Click here.
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Bent, T., Bradlow, A. R., and
Smith, B. (2004) Production and perception of a temporal contrast by
native and non-native speakers. Journal of the Acoustical
Society of America,
115 (5), Pt. 2, 2391. Click here.
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Bent, T., Bradlow, A. R., and
Wright, B. (2003) The influence of linguistics experience on pitch
perception in speech and non-speech sounds. Meeting of the Acoustical
Society of America,
Nashville,
TN,
April 28- May 2. Click here.
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Wright, S., Hay, J., and Bent, T.
(2003) Anthony and Cleopatra: A gendered frequency effect and the
naming conspiracy. Annual meeting of the Linguistics Society
of America, Atlanta,
GA,
January 2-5. Click here.
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Smith, B., Bradlow, A. R., and Bent, T.
(2002) Temporal characteristics of Chinese-accented English:
Preliminary findings. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.
112 (5), Pt. 2, 2250. Click here.
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Bent, T., Pierrehumbert, J., and
Bailey, M.. (2002) The acoustics of lesbian vowels and the perception
of women's sexual orientation. McWOP8, Bloomington, IN, October
25-27. Click here.
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Bent, T. and Bradlow, A. R.
(2002) Interlanguage intelligibility benefit as a function of talker
and listener language background and L2 proficiency. Journal
of the Acoustical Society of America,
111 (5), Pt. 2. Click here.
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Bent, T., Wright, S. and Hay, J.
(2002) Elvis and Pricilla: The Conspiracy Deepens. Annual meeting of
the Linguistics Society of America, San Francisco, CA, January
3-6, 2002. Click here.
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Bent, T., Smith, B., Lodewyck, D.
and Bradlow, A. R. (2001) Non-native speech production II: Phonemic
errors by position-in-word and intelligibility. Journal of
the Acoustical Society of America.
110 (5), Pt. 2, 2684. Click here.
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Bradlow, A. R. and Bent, T.
(2001) Non-native speech production I: Listener-talker Adaptation. Journal
of the Acoustical Society of America.
110 (5), Pt. 2, 2684.
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Bent, T. (2001) Interlanguage
Benefit for Non-Native Speaker Intelligibility. Journal of
the Acoustical Society of America,
109(5), Pt. 2, 2472. Click here.
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Bradlow, A. R., Bent, T. and
Schwarzlose, B. (2001) Speaking Clearly for Non-Native Listeners. Journal
of the Acoustical Society of America,
109(5), Pt. 2, 2473.
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Bent, T. (2001) The Effect of
Classifiers in L1 on Categorization in L2. Annual Meeting of the
International Association of Chinese Linguistics & North
American Conference on Chinese Linguistics, Irvine, CA, June
2001.
Invited Talks
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2006
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Bent, T. Assessing intelligibility: Talker-, listener- and
listening condition-factors.
Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, for doctoral seminar series
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2003
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Bent,
T. The
interlanguage speech intelligibility benefit : When two
“wrongs” can
make a right. Department of Psychology,
Indiana
University,
Bloomington,
IN, for training fellowship series
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Grants
- Indiana University, Faculty Research Support Program (FRSP) (submitted)
- Title: Children’s perception of foreign-accented speech
- David Pisoni, Principal Investigator; Tessa Bent and Rachael Holt, Co-investigators
- N.I.H./ N.I.D.C.D. Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual
National Research Service Award, F31 Pre-doctoral fellowship (2003-2005)
- Title:
Non-native suprasegmentals: Perception and production.
- Tessa Bent, Principal Investigator; Ann
Bradlow, Sponsor
- Graduate Research Grant from Northwestern University,
2002
- Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research, 2001
Fellowships
and Awards
- N.I.H. Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Speech
Sciences awarded to Indiana University,
Research with Drs. Pisoni and Kewley-Port (2005-present)
- N.I.H. Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual National
Research Service Award, 2003-2005, Click here.
- Dissertation Year Fellowship from Northwestern
University, 2003-2004 (declined)
- Alumnae Dissertation Recognition Award, 2003
- Cognitive Science Graduate Fellowship for
Interdisciplinary Research, 2001-2002
- Fellowship to Northwestern University, Department of
Linguistics,1998-1999
- Frank Heavner Memorial Award for Linguistics from Millersville
University,
1998
Professional Experience
- Acoustical
Society of America
- student
council representative for Speech Communication
(2002-2005)
- Speech Communication technical committee member
(2002-2005, 2007-present)
- Ad hoc reviewer for Journal of Phonetics,
Speech Communication, Journal of
the Acoustical Society of America, Bilingualism:
Language and Cognition, Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, and Cognition
- Grant reviewer for the National Science
Foundation (2006-2007)
- Mid-Continental Workshop on Phonology, organizing
committee, 2004
- Culture,
Language and Cognition Program, Northwestern University
- Linguistics graduate student representative (2003)
- Graduate student mentor for NSF Undergraduate
Research program (2003, 2004)
- Cognitive
Science Committee, Northwestern University,
member (AY 2001-2002)
- Department of Linguistics, Northwestern
University
- Subject pool coordinator (Fall 2002 - present)
- Noon Colloquia co-organizer (AY 2001 -
2002)
- Graduate Student Representative (AY 2000 - 2001)
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