Tag Archives: Accent

Think You Know Northeast Accents? Test Your Skills at the Discover Festival!

Ever thought you could pinpoint exactly where someone’s from in the Northeast just by hearing them talk? Well, we put that to the test at the Discover Festival on 7 June at the Great North Museum—and let’s just say, it was much harder than people expected! What … Continue reading

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Unraveling the Mysteries of Domain-Initial Strengthening: Insights from Dr. Ricardo Napoleão de Souza’s Latest Research

For this week’s Prosody Interest Group (PIG), we are excited to invite Dr. Ricardo Napoleão de Souza from the University of Edinburgh to talk about his recent research. Focusing on “Domain-Initial Strengthening from an Acoustic Perspective,” Dr. de Souza presented … Continue reading

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A Resounding Success: Our Journey at ICPHS 2023

From August 7th to 11th, our research group embarked on an illuminating expedition to the 20th International Congress of the Phonetic Sciences (ICPHS) 2023. As one of the most significant congresses in the field of phonetics, the ICPHS is a … Continue reading

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PoLaR Workshop with Byron Ahn: A Dive into Prosodic Analysis

On Tuesday, we were delighted to welcome Dr. Byron Ahn for an in-depth workshop on the use of PoLaR in analyzing prosodic features of speech. The three-hour session delved deep into the intricate layers of intonation. The workshop began by … Continue reading

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Recent Workshop Recap

We are delighted to update our community on the successful completion of our recent workshop this Monday, titled “Training Your First ASR Model: An Introduction to ASR in Linguistic Research“. Workshop Overview:The workshop was designed to delve deep into the … Continue reading

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Recap Semester 2 2021/2022

From January 2022 to May 2022, our research group has continued to be well-engaged in projects from Semester 1 and arranged new workshops to discuss topics of interest amongst our team members. The following is a summary of what we … Continue reading

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Accent and Social Justice Workshop

Our research theme for 2021/22 has been “Accent and Social Justice”. We have read and reviewed literature on accent processing and perception, and discussed the prejudices towards certain accents and the injustices those may experience. In order to spread awareness … Continue reading

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Recap Semester 1 2021/2022

From September 2021 to February 2022, our research group has been very active and involved in several projects. Here is a short summary of what we discussed during our weekly meetings: Accent and Social Justice: Within our research theme for … Continue reading

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