Language out loud: Learn the unspoken mechanics of verbal communication.
The Science of Speech Sounds prompts students to examine how speech sounds are stored in the mind, perceived by listeners, and produced by speakers, especially when more than one language is involved.
During this one-week program, you will use speech analysis tools and apply methods from phonetics (the study of how speech sounds are physically produced and heard), phonology (the study of how speech sounds are organized in the mind), bilingualism (the study of how multiple languages interact within a speaker), and error analysis (the systematic study of recurring patterns in second-language speech).
The science of speech soundsSession One: June 28 - July 3 APPLICATION TIMELINE This course has two distinct application windows:
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Experiential Learning
Through a guided, hands-on Error Analysis Mini Research Project using real speech data from English and Spanish-English bilingual speakers, students will:
- Develop scientific thinking about human speech sounds by examining why bilingual speakers differ from monolingual speakers and identifying systematic pronunciation patterns when languages interact.
- Gain practical analytical experience using speech analysis software to record, visualize, and analyze speech sounds.
- Build foundational research skills by formulating and testing hypotheses through analysis of real speech data and designing a short research outline that draws evidence-based conclusions.
- Understand how speech science informs communication, language education, speech-language pathology, and AI-driven speech technologies, such as automatic speech recognition, pronunciation assessment applications.
Instructor
Elnaz Azimi
Elnaz Azimi is a PhD candidate in the Department of Linguistics at Stony Brook University
(SBU), working under the supervision of Professor Lori Repetti. Her research focuses
on phonetics and phonology, the physical and mental representations of speech sounds,
with particular attention to vowel and consonant length. Using acoustic phonetic tools
and theoretical phonology, she analyzes real speech data to investigate how abstract
sound systems are realized in speech.
Before joining the SBU Linguistics program, Elnaz completed an MA in Linguistics in
Tehran, Iran, where her research focused on acoustic and typological analyses of Iranian
languages. In addition to her academic research, Elnaz has professional experience
in academic publishing as a translator, editor, and author, contributing to linguistics
and educational publications.
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