Name
RATHCKE, Tamara
Position and Affiliated Institution
Professor of English Linguistics, University of Konstanz, Germany
Degree
Ph.D.
Education and Academic Employment
| Education | |
| 2009 | PhD in Phonetics and Phonology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany |
| 2003 | M.A. in Phonetics and Phonology (Major), General and Comparative Linguistics and Developmental Psychology, Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany |
| Academic Employment | |
| 2020-present | Full Professor of English Linguistics, University of Konstanz, Germany |
| 2018-2020 | Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics, University of Kent, UK |
| 2013-2018 | Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics, University of Kent, UK |
| 2009-2013 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Glasgow, UK |
Research Topic
My research seeks to understand how speech prosody is organised as a system of linguistic contrasts, shapes language comprehension and influences communicative interaction. I am passionate about providing empirically sound answers to theoretically motivated questions, and see my research being embedded within the framework of laboratory phonology.
Fields of Research Interest
Speech prosody, intonational phonology, links between language and music, individual variability, speech perception
Academic Publications
- Rathcke, T., Falk, S., Dalla Bella, S. (2024). Why does speech sometimes sound like song? Exploring the role of music-related priors in the speech-to-song illusion. Music & Science.
- Rathcke, T., Smit, E., Zheng, Y., Canzi, M. (2024). Perception of temporal structure in speech is influenced by body movement and individual beat perception ability. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 1-17.
- Rathcke, T., Smit, E., Lin, C., Kubozono, H. (2024). Testing an acoustic model of the P-center in English and Japanese. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 155, 2698-2706.
- Rathcke, T., Lin, C. Y., Falk, S., & Bella, S. D. (2021). Tapping into linguistic rhythm. Laboratory Phonology, 12(1).
- Falk, S., Rathcke, T., & Dalla Bella, S. (2014). When Speech Sounds Like Music. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance 40, 1491-1506.
Professional Affiliations
- British Association of Academic Phoneticians (BAAP)
Awards
- 2017 “Above and Beyond” Teaching award, Kent University Union, Canterbury, UK
- 2015 Teaching award in the category “Fantastic Feedback”, Kent University Union, Canterbury, UK
- 2014 APA: PeePs – Particularly exciting experiments in Psychology award (11th of September 2014) for the paper by Falk, Rathcke & Dalla Bella (2014, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance) by the American Psychological Association
- 2010 The Eugénie Henderson Prize for the best poster presentation by a non-member at the BAAP 2010 Colloquium, London
Other Interests
Yoga, Swing Dancing, Hiking
