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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Coarticulation across morpheme boundaries: An ultrasound study of past-tense inflection in Scottish English
Mousikou, P., Strycharczuk, P., Turk, A. & Scobbie, J. M., Sep 2021, In: Journal of Phonetics. 88Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
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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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From phonological representations to surface sound: Why phonology has implications for the architecture of the speech production system
Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel (Assessor) & Alice Turk (Assessor)
24 Mar 2022Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Clues from speech timing about phonological structure
Alice Turk (Invited speaker)
23 Feb 2021Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Representations and Processes in Speech Production
Alice Turk (Invited speaker)
10 Jun 2021Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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From phonological representations to surface sound: Why phonology has implications for the architecture of the speech production system
Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel (Invited speaker) & Alice Turk (Invited speaker)
18 May 2021Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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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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UK-German Funding Initiative in the Humanities: Prosodic structure at the interface between language and speech
1/02/22 → 31/01/25
Project: Research
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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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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