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Research Interests
Primary research areas:
- phonetics: coarticulation, acoustic phonetics, speech perception
- relation between phonetics and phonology
The phonological behavior of speech sounds (e.g., which sounds co-occur in a
language, which sounds combine to form syllables and words, and which
contrasts between sounds remain stable vs. change over time) is influenced
by the phonetic requirements that these sounds can be articulated in rapid
sequence by the human vocal apparatus and systematically perceived as
different by the human auditory system. At the same time, speakers'
articulation and listeners' perception are influenced by their experience
with the unique phonological system(s) of their native language(s). My
research explores aspects of these relations between phonetics and
phonology, especially as they relate to coarticulation. Experimentally, my
work falls within the fields of acoustics and speech perception (and more
recently speech aerodynamics). Theoretically, the issues I address often
pertain to problems in acoustic theory, perceptual theory, and theories of
sound change. The links below describe three research projects in greater
detail.
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