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SUMMARY:Whistled Speech and Language Discrimination - Mary Ann Walter (Mid
 dle East Technical University\, Northern Cyprus Campus) 
DTSTART:20171115T181000Z
DTEND:20171115T190000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Oliver Mayeux
DESCRIPTION:*Abstract*\n\nSpeech in whistled modality is attested around t
 he globe and currently attracting increased research interest. Such variet
 ies are based on the ambient spoken language in all known cases. In this t
 alk I will review the nature and current status of whistled speech\, befor
 e reporting the results of a series of recent experiments on the perceptio
 n of whistled language by non-whistling native speakers of the correspondi
 ng spoken language. Such speakers are able to discriminate between their l
 anguage and others when whistled\, and also display sprachbund-like effect
 s dependent on the contrasting language. Additional individual factors aff
 ecting perception and discrimination are also investigated. \n\n*About the
  speaker*\n\nMary Ann Walter is Associate Professor of Teaching English as
  a Foreign Language at the Middle East Technical University\, Northern Cyp
 rus Campus\, and currently DTAL visiting scholar. Her research interests i
 nclude experimental phonology and language contact\, particularly among th
 e languages of the Middle East and Balkans.\n\nPhoto credit: Sicoli\, Mark
 . 2013. _Fragments of a language practice: Documenting the Chinantec whist
 led speech register_. Recovering Voices Seminar\, Smithsonian Institution.
  
LOCATION:Faculty of English\, Room GR-06/07
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