Forensic Speech Science

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The University of York serves as a distinguished hub for research and instruction in forensic speech science, amalgamating elements of linguistics, phonetics and acoustics within legal investigations. This multidisciplinary research unit comprises academics and students from the University of York, personnel from The Forensic Voice Centre, and a consortium of specialists spanning linguistics, phonetics, speech technology, and law.

The broad scope of the group's research encompasses a variety of phonetic, sociolinguistic and forensic speech science issues. These range from examining speech variation among languages, communities, and individuals, to formulating population data on phonetic attributes and employing empirical methodologies for language analysis in asylum procedures. Furthermore, the potential influence of phonetic elements on automatic speaker recognition is assessed.

The collective extends an open invitation to prospective postgraduate scholars, professionals keen on research collaborations, and individuals requiring specialist input on speech analysis within legal contexts.

Areas of particular emphasis within forensic speech science include language analysis in the asylum process (LAAP), ear-witness performance comprehension, speaker comparison, analysis of phonetic attributes and automatic speaker recognition relationship, identification of effective discriminatory speech and language characteristics, the impact of varied hardware and software on acoustic analysis outcomes, feature interdependence and independence evaluation, comparison of bilingual speakers, and investigation into the correlation between phonetic features and parameters extracted during automatic speaker recognition.

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2007

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University of York
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