Sam Kirkham
None · Lancaster University
Biography
I am senior lecturer in the Phonetics Lab, Department of Linguistics and English Language and Data Science Institute at Lancaster University. I am also associate editor at Journal of Phonetics. I was awarded my PhD in 2014 from the University of Sheffield. My research investigates the dynamics of spoken language, such as how people coordinate movements of the tongue, lips and larynx to produce speech. I do experiments that monitor acoustic signals and vocal tract movements using sensors and imaging technology, and build computational models of the cognitive and physical mechanisms that underpin spoken language. I apply these insights to a range of longstanding scientific puzzles, including the control of speech production and the mysteries of sound change.
Education
PhD University of Sheffield, 2014
Recent Google Scholar Publications
- Articulatory strategy as a source of variation in acoustic vowel dynamics
- AURORA Model of Formant-to-Tongue Inversion for Didactic and Clinical Applications
- PyPhonPlan: Simulating phonetic planning with dynamic neural fields and task dynamics
- Articulatory strategies in male and female vowel production
- Dynamical model parameters from ultrasound tongue kinematics
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4469-1512
- Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ss0u16YAAAAJ
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=None
- Personal Weblink https://samkirkham.github.io