Hi, I'm Sreeparna
I am a PhD candidate at the University of Delaware, USA.
My work is mostly in the area of Phonetics and Phonology research.
Being a student specializing in the subfield of phonetics, I use PRAAT extensively for both production and perception studies. My current study is a perception study where I am investigating the effects of Prosodic Prominence and Markedness on the perception of Bengali stop consonants. Some of my findings so far suggest that Stress as a prosodic prominence phenomenon has an enhancing effect on the perception of the Bengali stops, but Focus does not have that much of an effect! :O Wow!
In classical view of "Markedness", a "mark" is an extra property on a speech sound, and requires additional articulatory effort in production. Marked sounds are also fewer in number in languages. However, we do not know whether marks have the same effect on perception, i.e. do marks also make speech sounds more difficult to perceive or is the opposite true that the extra properties on the speech sounds make them more audible hence easily identifiable? I hypothesize the later, that is, the sounds will be more perceptually salient due to the extra properties. The results from my experiment on Bengali four- way contrast stops (Voiceless unaspirated T, voiceless aspirated TH, voiced unaspirated D and voiced aspirated DH) confirm my hypothesis. I tested Voicing and Aspiration on the 4-way stop contrast as the marked properties and the results suggest that voicing and aspiration improve the perceptual accuracy of the marked stops significantly. To hear more about my study in detail, please come to my oral presentation at the Linguistics Society of America Conference in Denver, Colorado in January 2023!
In the past I have worked on research projects where I have investigated the articulatory movements of native Bengali speakers using the Electromagnetic Articulographer (EMA).
I am also trained in using the ERP and EEG devices to investigate brain signals related to linguistic research. Additionally, I am also trained in how to meta-analyze brain data collected through the fMRI machine.
Apart from training in the technical areas required in the field of linguistics at present, I am also very fond of teaching, I have taught a few courses at the University of Delaware such as Ling 101 which is the introduction to linguistics course and Ling 444 which is a course for First Language Development. I have also assisted in teaching several other classes such as Introduction to Cognitive Sciences, Introduction to Phonology, Acoustic Phonetics and Introduction to Speech and Hearing Science.
Currently I am actively searching for jobs related to phonetics, phonology and psycholinguistics. Please visit the Portfolio tab to see my academic CV and industry Resume. If you are interested to learn more about linguistics, specifically phonetics and phonology, drop me an email!
Thank you for your time!
Kind Regards,
Sree.
My work is mostly in the area of Phonetics and Phonology research.
Being a student specializing in the subfield of phonetics, I use PRAAT extensively for both production and perception studies. My current study is a perception study where I am investigating the effects of Prosodic Prominence and Markedness on the perception of Bengali stop consonants. Some of my findings so far suggest that Stress as a prosodic prominence phenomenon has an enhancing effect on the perception of the Bengali stops, but Focus does not have that much of an effect! :O Wow!
In classical view of "Markedness", a "mark" is an extra property on a speech sound, and requires additional articulatory effort in production. Marked sounds are also fewer in number in languages. However, we do not know whether marks have the same effect on perception, i.e. do marks also make speech sounds more difficult to perceive or is the opposite true that the extra properties on the speech sounds make them more audible hence easily identifiable? I hypothesize the later, that is, the sounds will be more perceptually salient due to the extra properties. The results from my experiment on Bengali four- way contrast stops (Voiceless unaspirated T, voiceless aspirated TH, voiced unaspirated D and voiced aspirated DH) confirm my hypothesis. I tested Voicing and Aspiration on the 4-way stop contrast as the marked properties and the results suggest that voicing and aspiration improve the perceptual accuracy of the marked stops significantly. To hear more about my study in detail, please come to my oral presentation at the Linguistics Society of America Conference in Denver, Colorado in January 2023!
In the past I have worked on research projects where I have investigated the articulatory movements of native Bengali speakers using the Electromagnetic Articulographer (EMA).
I am also trained in using the ERP and EEG devices to investigate brain signals related to linguistic research. Additionally, I am also trained in how to meta-analyze brain data collected through the fMRI machine.
Apart from training in the technical areas required in the field of linguistics at present, I am also very fond of teaching, I have taught a few courses at the University of Delaware such as Ling 101 which is the introduction to linguistics course and Ling 444 which is a course for First Language Development. I have also assisted in teaching several other classes such as Introduction to Cognitive Sciences, Introduction to Phonology, Acoustic Phonetics and Introduction to Speech and Hearing Science.
Currently I am actively searching for jobs related to phonetics, phonology and psycholinguistics. Please visit the Portfolio tab to see my academic CV and industry Resume. If you are interested to learn more about linguistics, specifically phonetics and phonology, drop me an email!
Thank you for your time!
Kind Regards,
Sree.
