Bilal Alsharif
Research project title
A Lingual-Laryngeal Study of Guttural Production and Coarticulation in Jordanian Arabic Dialects
Supervisors
Prof Ghada Khattab, Dr Jalal Al-Tamimi and Dr Rory Turnbull
Contact details
E-mail: b.i.h.alsharif2@newcastle.ac.uk
Research interests
- laboratory phonology
- phonetics-phonology interface
- articulatory phonetics
- sociophonetics
- language variation and change
- phonology (Optimality Theory: optionality and variation, exemplar theory, element theory autosegmental approach and lexical phonology)
- ultrasound tongue imaging (static and dynamic analysis)
- magnetic resonance imaging (static and dynamic)
- nasometery, laryngography and labiography
- Praat and Voicesauce
- statistics software: R, Python, Matlab and SPSS
- statistics models: Linear Mixed Model Effects, GAMMs, SS-ANOVA, Random Forests, Conditional Inference Tree, PCA (Pixel Intensity Data and Polar Coordinates), LDA, SVM, Bayesian Statistics
A brief outline of the research project
The articulation of post-velar consonants involves two types of constriction: Primary and secondary. The former refers to pharyngeal, uvulas and laryngeals whereas the latter to emphatics. Although in these sounds the primary and secondary articulations almost share similar spectral properties (i.e. high F1 and low F2), their articulatory attributes are different, which cause a lot of confusion. My thesis will explore the role of epilarynx and tongue in the production of Arabic post-velar consonants. The study will utilize dynamic UTI and MRI data.
Visiting Researcher under the supervision of Dr Chris Carignan for one term, University College of London.
- SEL1027 Introduction to the Structure of Language: Syntax component, 2020-2021
- SEL1028 Introduction to the Structure of Language: Morphology component, 2021
- SEL1027 Introduction to the Structure of Language: Morphology and Semantics components, 2019-2020
- Syllabic and emphatic conditioning of /l/ in Levantine Arabic: an auditory, acoustic and articulatory analysis, BAAP, York University, April 2020