#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