Current Research Projects

Voice

Rhythmic accommodation in a dialect contact situation. Acoustic and perception studies in Grison and Zurich German More
The dynamics of indexical information in speech and its role in speech communication and speaker recognition More
"Voice Theft": Chances and risks of digital voice technology More
Between-speaker variability in Persian based on acoustic correlates of speech rhythm More
Speaker identity information in different parts of the speech signal: Human and machine perceptions More
Vocal accommodation in Human-Human and Human-Robot interactions More
How do infants identify their mothers by their voice: The role of temporal characteristics in infant-directed speech style More
The effect of nicotine craving on voice quality More
Between-speaker variability in dynamic formant characteristics in spontaneous speech More

MIAPARLE: A set of computer-based tools for the acquisition of prosody in a second language More
Acquisition de la prosodie en langue seconde: l'étude de la perception de l'accent lexical sur la base d'expériences comportementales et électrophysiologiques More
The acquisition of second language pronunciation: The case of Ecuadorian learners of English More

Preventing age-related cognitive decline: The role of speech processing deficits in dementia More
Novel ways of preventing age-related cognitive decline: Identifying the role of speech processing deficits in Alzheimer’s disease More
Speech rhythm across the adult life span More

Phonetic features of (multi-)ethnic urban vernaculars in German-speaking SwitzerlandMore
Typology of the vowel and consonant quantity in southern German varietiesMore
"Nordwind und Sonne" in Schweizer Mundarten More
Phonetische Aspekte der schweizerdeutschen Dialekte More
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