Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
The phonetics and phonology of speech timing
Prosody in speech production,
Prosody in speech perception,
Developmental speech perception
Biography
Since 2009 Professor of Linguistic Phonetics, University of Edinburgh
2005-2009 Reader, Linguistics & English Language, University of Edinburgh
1995-2005 Lecturer, Linguistics & English Language, University of Edinburgh
Teaching
Practical Phonetics: Transcription (Linguistics 2, since 1996)
Connected Speech (Linguistics 2, since 1999)
Ear Training (Linguistics 2, since 2002)
Honours Foundation: Phonetics and Phonology (since 2004)
Advanced Phonetics: Speech Production and Perception (Honours and MSc, 1995-2004; since
2007)
Prosody (Honours & MSc) (2008)
Isolated lectures on Sign Language (Linguistics 1), developmental speech production and
perception (Honours Language Acquisition), Empirical Methods (Linguistics 2)
Administrative Roles
2007-2010 Member, PPLS School Management Committee
2004-2010 Convenor, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences Computing
& Equipment Committee (previously called the Equipment and Travel Committee).
2004-2010 Member, HSS Computing Strategy Committee
Since 1997 Director of Studies, Linguistics & English Language
Since 1995 Director of the Laboratory, Department of Linguistics; Department of Theoretical
and Applied Linguistics; Linguistics & English Language
Since 1995 Member, University of Edinburgh/ Queen Margaret University College Speech
Production Facility Users committee
Qualifications
1993 Ph.D. in Linguistics; Cornell University
1991 MA in Linguistics; Cornell University
1987 AB with high honors in Classics; Program in Linguistics; Princeton University
Websites
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Research output
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Phonetic correlates of word and sentence stress
van Heuven, V. J. & Turk, A., 31 Dec 2020, The Oxford Handbook of Language Prosody. Gussenhoven, C. & Chen, A. (eds.). Oxford University Press, (Oxford Handbooks).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Speech Timing: Implications for Theories of Phonology, Phonetics, and Speech Motor Control
Turk, A. & Shattuck-Hufnagel, S., 4 Mar 2020, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 400 p. (Oxford Studies in Phonology and Phonetics ; vol. 5)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Timing evidence for symbolic phonological representations and phonology-extrinsic timing in speech production
Turk, A. & Shattuck-Hufnagel, S., 24 Jan 2020, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 10, 2952.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Commentary on Krivokapić, J. “Prosody in Articulatory Phonology”: Time to consider non-oscillatory, phonology-extrinsic timing approaches to prosody in speech motor control
Turk, A., 2019, (Accepted/In press) Prosodic Theory and Practice. Barnes, J. & Shattuck-Hufnagel, S. (eds.). MIT PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Elizabeth T. Uldall: Innovations in Phonetic Method and Theory
Hall-Lew, L. & Turk, A., 6 Sep 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Activities
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Evidence for a 3-component model of speech production with symbolic phonological representations and phonology-extrinsic timing
Alice Turk (Speaker)
Dec 2020 → …Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Evidence for a 3-component model of speech production with phonology-extrinsic timing
Alice Turk (Keynote speaker) & Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel (Contributor)
3 Jun 2019Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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How speech is optimised for efficient communication
Alice Turk (Invited speaker)
24 Sep 2019Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Elizabeth T. Uldall: Innovations in Phonetic Method and Theory
Lauren Hall-Lew (Speaker) & Alice Turk (Speaker)
2019Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Coordination and the Prosodic Control of Phonetic Variation
Alice Turk (Keynote speaker) & Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel (Contributor)
4 Jun 2019Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Projects
- 10 Finished
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PPLS Pilot Scheme: ESPF Doubletalk corpus archive - finishing touches and handover
1/06/13 → 31/08/13
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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An online Ultrasound Tongue Imaging resource for Phonetics, Linguistics, and Speech Therapy teaching at Scottish Universities
Stuart-Smith, J., Scobbie, J., Turk, A., Barras, W., Durham, M., Timmins, C. & Beavan, D.
1/07/11 → 1/04/13
Project: Research Collaboration with external organisation
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An Edinburgh speech production facility
Turk, A., King, S., Renals, S. & Richmond, K.
1/04/07 → 31/08/10
Project: Research
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CROSS-LINGUISTIC FINAL LENGTHENING PATTERNS: QUANTITY AND NON-QUANTITY LANGUAGES
1/04/05 → 30/06/08
Project: Research
Datasets
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MAPTASK-AIX
Bard, E. (Creator), Astésano, C. (Creator), Frenck-mestre, C. (Creator), D'Imperio, M. (Creator), Turk, A. (Creator) & Nguyen, N. (Creator), ORTOLANG, 1 Jan 2013
DOI: 11041/sldr000732, http://sldr.org/voir_depot.php?lang=en&id=732&prefix=sldr
Dataset