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University of York: Forensic Phonetics

Institution University of York
Department Language and Linguistic Science
Web http://www.york.ac.uk
Email linguistics-pg-admissions@york.ac.uk
Telephone 01904 322652
Study type Taught

Summary

This course provides a comprehensive foundation in the aims, practices, and principles of speech analysis for forensic purposes. The course will: provide a thorough grounding in the theoretical underpinnings of forensic speech analysis, especially in phonetics, acoustics, and sociolinguistics/language variation; introduce students to the practical techniques used in forensic speech and audio analysis; provide students with an appreciation of theoretical and methodological problems in performing forensic speech and audio analysis; enable students to apply their skills and knowledge to recorded materials from real criminal cases; enable students to perform original research in speaker comparison and speech content analysis; impart understanding of the role and responsibilities of the forensic speech scientist as expert witness.

MSc

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