A practical introduction to sociophonetic research
Professor Dr Gerry Docherty (Griffith University, Australia)
In this workshop I address at an introductory level some of the practical matters encountered in conducting sociophonetic research. Topics covered include the selection and recording of a speech sample, the choice of variables for analysis, the analysis and coding of key phonetic variants, and the quantitative analysis of the findings. The aim of the workshop is to give participants an understanding of the elements that are essential to consider in addressing research questions relating to the social structuring of phonetic variability across and within speakers. Pointers will given to a range of recently developed analytical tools that are designed to facilitate research of this sort. The workshop will assume a foundational knowledge of articulatory and acoustic phonetics.