#CASTalks: A glimpse into Forensic Phonetics
Post date: 13-Dec-2020 02:29:22
This #CASTalks Research Seminar Series is organized by the Articulatory Phonetics class of Dr. Chenee Diño-Aparicio under the MA in Applied Linguistics Program.
A glimpse into Forensic Phonetics
Bruce Xiao Wang
University of York
United Kingdom
Saturday, December 19, 2020
4:00 – 5:30 PM (Philippines Standard Time)
via Zoom
Abstract
Forensic phonetics is the application of auditory and acoustic analysis of speech/non-speech for legal purpose, where the central task is speaker identification or recognition. It is a long-established field of study but with relatively recent development in the discipline.There are many historical incidents where pronunciation and phonetic knowledge are used as a marker of identity, e.g. Gileadites used the word shibboleth to identify the Ephraimites; Dominican soldiers used the word parsley to identify Haitians in the Parsley massacre; and the challenge-response of Flash-Thunder-Welcome used by the US forces during World War II. In the presentation, I will talk through the major tasks that are involved in forensic phonetics and general approaches used in this field along with some case examples.
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Bruce Xiao Wang is currently a PhD student in Forensic Speech Science at the University of York UK. His research interests are forensic voice comparison, sociophonetics and probability theory and uncertainty in forensic evidence evaluation. His PhD research focuses on the effect of sampling variability on the strength of evidence in forensic voice comparison systems.
OFFICIAL LIST OF CERTIFIED PARTICIPANTS
Note: Anyone who carries a certificate from this webinar whose name does not appear on this list has not participated nor has been officially issued with the said certificate.
Adas Li
Anacleto S. Dólar, Jr.
Brian D. Villaverde
CARMELA A. RODILLAS
Decca Patricia P. Driz
EDUARDO C. MIRA
France John Costales Formaran
Geraldine Contreras-Bacagan
Gerardo C. Ruivivar
Gerrimae D. Gumban
GOMER JAY S. LEGASPI
Hazel Marie E. Caoile
Jennibelle R. Ella
JOEL M. TORRES
Joepet Jerome S. Jaro
JOHANNA FE ALANO
John Aaron Durante
John Herson T. Unlayao
John Joward A. Martillana
Juland D. Salayo
Julia Lea B. Radovan
Khrish Rivera Catoto
KHRISTALYN V. FRAGINAL
Kimberly M. Mercano
MARIA GLORIA B. NADA
Mary June Jordan
Mary Valeree M. Cornelio
Miguel Lorenzo B. Garcia
Myla L. Santos
Nicanor Guinto
Noah F. Acedo
Ramon Medriano, Jr.
Rex A. Lim
Ronel C. Medianista
ROYLAN A. ALMACEN RN,RM,MSN
Russell S. Limson
Ryan Bin Lacson II D. Lantud
RYAN JIMENEZ
Shiela M. Manzanilla
Sophie Leacacos