Laboratory Phonology Group at ZAS in Berlin
@labphon-zas.bsky.social
Our research is devoted to biological, linguistic & social aspects of speech production, perception & its reception, as well as language attitudes & linguistic stereotypes #sociolinguistics, #multimodality, #speech prod., #perception, #sounds, #acoustic
Analysing cheering events for marathon runners... How would cheer them? Our colleagues studied prosodic patterns of cheering.
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The prosody of cheering in sports events: the case of long-distance running
Since cheering has not yet been systematically investigated from a phonetic perspective, this study explores its acoustic characteristics by focusing on a specific type of cheering: inciting calls dir...
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December 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Analysing cheering events for marathon runners... How would cheer them? Our colleagues studied prosodic patterns of cheering.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
A new study from our lab - connecting f0 with head motions:
The Scope and Limits of Iconic Prosody: Head Angle Predicts f0 Changes While Object Size Effects Are Absent url: direct.mit.edu/opmi/article...
The Scope and Limits of Iconic Prosody: Head Angle Predicts f0 Changes While Object Size Effects Are Absent url: direct.mit.edu/opmi/article...
The Scope and Limits of Iconic Prosody: Head Angle Predicts f0 Changes While Object Size Effects Are Absent
Abstract. The relation between the fundamental frequency of the voice (f0) and vertical space has been shown in previous studies; however, the underlying mechanisms are less clear. This study investig...
direct.mit.edu
December 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
A new study from our lab - connecting f0 with head motions:
The Scope and Limits of Iconic Prosody: Head Angle Predicts f0 Changes While Object Size Effects Are Absent url: direct.mit.edu/opmi/article...
The Scope and Limits of Iconic Prosody: Head Angle Predicts f0 Changes While Object Size Effects Are Absent url: direct.mit.edu/opmi/article...
New study just out in Linguistic Typology on word-internal pauses in 44 languages! We found that pausing within word units is surprisingly common cross-linguistically, especially around prefixes. Check out the paper for all the details! (Open Access!) www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
The ubiquity of word-internal pauses
This paper presents a cross-linguistic survey of 738 word-internal pauses in 44 languages from DoReCo, a multilingual corpus of spontaneous speech. Word-internal pauses are attested in a variety of co...
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December 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
New study just out in Linguistic Typology on word-internal pauses in 44 languages! We found that pausing within word units is surprisingly common cross-linguistically, especially around prefixes. Check out the paper for all the details! (Open Access!) www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Am 11.12.2025 wurde Prof. Dr. Angelika Wöllstein in die „Wall of Fame“ des ZAS aufgenommen: eine Ehrung für Menschen, die das Institut besonders geprägt haben.
Sie war 2016–2023 Mitglied des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats des ZAS (6 Jahre Vorsitz) und heute noch Ombudsperson
Das ZAS sagt Danke!
Sie war 2016–2023 Mitglied des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats des ZAS (6 Jahre Vorsitz) und heute noch Ombudsperson
Das ZAS sagt Danke!
December 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Am 11.12.2025 wurde Prof. Dr. Angelika Wöllstein in die „Wall of Fame“ des ZAS aufgenommen: eine Ehrung für Menschen, die das Institut besonders geprägt haben.
Sie war 2016–2023 Mitglied des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats des ZAS (6 Jahre Vorsitz) und heute noch Ombudsperson
Das ZAS sagt Danke!
Sie war 2016–2023 Mitglied des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats des ZAS (6 Jahre Vorsitz) und heute noch Ombudsperson
Das ZAS sagt Danke!
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New paper in @openmindjournal.bsky.social "Scope and limits of iconic prosody." It all started in 2018. First results at CogSci 2019, then for my PhD. This is a complete re-analysis! doi.org/10.1162/OPMI...
Thanks to @susfuchs.bsky.social Manfred Krifka, and Cornelia Ebert 💛 + editors + reviewers
Thanks to @susfuchs.bsky.social Manfred Krifka, and Cornelia Ebert 💛 + editors + reviewers
The Scope and Limits of Iconic Prosody: Head Angle Predicts f0 Changes While Object Size Effects Are Absent
Abstract. The relation between the fundamental frequency of the voice (f0) and vertical space has been shown in previous studies; however, the underlying mechanisms are less clear. This study investig...
doi.org
December 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
New paper in @openmindjournal.bsky.social "Scope and limits of iconic prosody." It all started in 2018. First results at CogSci 2019, then for my PhD. This is a complete re-analysis! doi.org/10.1162/OPMI...
Thanks to @susfuchs.bsky.social Manfred Krifka, and Cornelia Ebert 💛 + editors + reviewers
Thanks to @susfuchs.bsky.social Manfred Krifka, and Cornelia Ebert 💛 + editors + reviewers
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How to elicit natural speech in different communicative settings in a controlled laboratory setting? Cool work in progress using virtual reality was presented by Miriam Oschkinat from #SFB1412 today at the linguistics CRC networking meeting in Bielefeld hosted by #CRC1646
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November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
How to elicit natural speech in different communicative settings in a controlled laboratory setting? Cool work in progress using virtual reality was presented by Miriam Oschkinat from #SFB1412 today at the linguistics CRC networking meeting in Bielefeld hosted by #CRC1646
@labphon-zas.bsky.social
@labphon-zas.bsky.social
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Academic publishing is broken due to for-profit actors. Time to explore alternatives as researchers → A Diamond Open Access conference, Feb 5-6, 2026 in Nijmegen NL.
Free registration (limited seats): horizondiamond.nl
Let's build a sustainable publishing infrastructure together.
Free registration (limited seats): horizondiamond.nl
Let's build a sustainable publishing infrastructure together.
November 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Academic publishing is broken due to for-profit actors. Time to explore alternatives as researchers → A Diamond Open Access conference, Feb 5-6, 2026 in Nijmegen NL.
Free registration (limited seats): horizondiamond.nl
Let's build a sustainable publishing infrastructure together.
Free registration (limited seats): horizondiamond.nl
Let's build a sustainable publishing infrastructure together.
If you are interested in f0, have a look at the new paper from our lab on f0 across generations in 717 German speakers. pubs.aip.org/asa/jel/arti...
Register effects of imagined addressees on f0 across generations
This study analyzed fundamental frequency (f0) data from 717 German speakers, collected via the Plapper smartphone app, to investigate phonetic variation as a f
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November 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
If you are interested in f0, have a look at the new paper from our lab on f0 across generations in 717 German speakers. pubs.aip.org/asa/jel/arti...
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New preprint, a review of infant #vocal and #motor #rhythm research, a suggestion to include #respiration in future research. It us work with Elina Rubertus, Aude Noiray and Laura Koenig www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Towards a fuller integration of respiratory rhythms into research on infant vocal and motor development
PDF | Rhythm organizes many human motor activities from before birth and continues to shape development throughout infancy. In this review, we examine... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...
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August 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
New preprint, a review of infant #vocal and #motor #rhythm research, a suggestion to include #respiration in future research. It us work with Elina Rubertus, Aude Noiray and Laura Koenig www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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This open-access book will serve as a valuable resource for students and researchers in animal ecology seeking to incorporate acoustics into their research toolkit, as well as for environmental managers in industry and government. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
August 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This open-access book will serve as a valuable resource for students and researchers in animal ecology seeking to incorporate acoustics into their research toolkit, as well as for environmental managers in industry and government. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Application for IMéRA chairs
Application for IMéRA chairs
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August 20, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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Application for IMéRA chairs
Application for IMéRA chairs
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Are lifetime changes in mean f0 (high or low pitched voice) of female speakers due to hormonal changes or age? It's not hormones, according to a study presented at #interspeech2025 by Melanie Weirich and Adrian Simpson from Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena. www.isca-archive.org/interspeech_...
ISCA Archive - Investigating effects of sex hormones, cycle phases and age on female fundamental frequency
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August 20, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Are lifetime changes in mean f0 (high or low pitched voice) of female speakers due to hormonal changes or age? It's not hormones, according to a study presented at #interspeech2025 by Melanie Weirich and Adrian Simpson from Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena. www.isca-archive.org/interspeech_...
Neuer Podcast von Elina Rubertus, jetzt am @zasberlin.bsky.social in unserer Gruppe über Wege in den Beruf, verschiedene Rollen als Wissenschaftlerin und Mama. Hört gerne rein!!!
August 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Neuer Podcast von Elina Rubertus, jetzt am @zasberlin.bsky.social in unserer Gruppe über Wege in den Beruf, verschiedene Rollen als Wissenschaftlerin und Mama. Hört gerne rein!!!
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What a pleasure it was to join the Across Acoustics podcast by Kat Setzer from @asa-news.bsky.social together with @susfuchs.bsky.social
We talked about our special issue on #iconicity and #sound #symbolism. It was lots of fun! Listen here:
www.buzzsprout.com/1537384/epis...
#langsky
#linguistics
We talked about our special issue on #iconicity and #sound #symbolism. It was lots of fun! Listen here:
www.buzzsprout.com/1537384/epis...
#langsky
#linguistics
Iconicity and Sound Symbolism - Across Acoustics
For a long time, it was believed that words were mostly arbitrary symbols. However, with advances in our ability to study speech, it has become clear that we must reconsider the fundamental relationsh...
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August 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
What a pleasure it was to join the Across Acoustics podcast by Kat Setzer from @asa-news.bsky.social together with @susfuchs.bsky.social
We talked about our special issue on #iconicity and #sound #symbolism. It was lots of fun! Listen here:
www.buzzsprout.com/1537384/epis...
#langsky
#linguistics
We talked about our special issue on #iconicity and #sound #symbolism. It was lots of fun! Listen here:
www.buzzsprout.com/1537384/epis...
#langsky
#linguistics