2023 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Articulatory settings of English, Japanese, and Chinese bilingual and trilingual speakers
| Project/Area Number |
20K00606
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| Research Institution | The University of Aizu |
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Principal Investigator |
Wilson Ian 会津大学, コンピュータ理工学部, 教授 (50444930)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | articulatory setting / English / Japanese / Chinese / bilingual |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Wilson was invited to give the Special Lecture at the 2023 Regular General Meeting of the Fukushima Association of Medical Technologists. About 200 people attended the lecture, which raised awareness among the medical profession of ultrasound speech research.
Wilson was invited to give a lecture at the Acoustical Society of Japan 2024 Spring Meeting in March 2024. Feedback on research and ultrasound measurement techniques was obtained.
Ultrasound movies of the tongue during speech were collected from an additional 16 speakers, 5 of whom were Mandarin Chinese speakers who were also proficient in English and Japanese. Data analysis is still ongoing.
Plans were made for an international conference to be held at the University of Aizu in June 2024. Wilson is the chair of the organizing committee.
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