高等研究所 訪問研究員 セミナー: “Perception of speaker characteristics“（3/16）
詳細/Details
When we use our voice to communicate, it carries all sorts of meanings unrelated to the content of our message. Even in the absence of a face-to-face encounter, our interlocutors excel at extracting the information about our age, sex, gender and sexuality, regional background, native language(s), ethnicity, socioeconomic status and levels of education. Listeners can extract this information alone from the properties of our voice. While speech perception is a crucial part of any language use, our tendency to imbue speech with a wide range of social meanings opens doorway to biases, possibly leading to social inequality and injustice. In this seminar, we review existing evidence on social aspects of (primarily English) speech and the associated biases, with a special focus on latest experimental studies involving high-fidelity human-like avatar technologies. We cover the bases for individual differences in human speech and voice and discuss which aspects are or are not under voluntary control, concluding with food for thought on the complex relationships that exist between language and society. The seminar will be accessible to a broad interdisciplinary audience with an interest in sociolinguistics.
講演者/Speaker
RATHCKE, Tamara,
Professor of English Linguistics, University of Konstanz, Germany
日時/Date & Time
2026年3月16日（月）10:00-11:40/
March 16, 2026 (Mon.) 10:00 – 11:40 am
会場/Venue
早稲田大学 早稲田キャンパス 14号館 514号室/
Room #514, Building #14, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
言語/Language
英語/English
対象/Prospected Audience
学生・研究者・教職員・一般 /
Undergraduate, Graduate, Researchers, Faculty members, General audience
主催/Organizer
ポッペ クレメンス 准教授,
教育・総合科学学術院 教育学部
共催/Co-Organizer
早稲田大学高等研究所/
Waseda Institute for Advanced Studies (WIAS)
