The 25th Phonetics Seminar “Introduction to Segmentation and Labeling”

January 13th, 2017
Date: Sunday, February 19th, 2017 (9:30am-4:30pm)
Topic: Introduction to Segmentation and Labeling
Lecturer: Kyoko Takeuchi (Japan Welfare Education College, Kokugakuin Univerisity)
Venue: Japan Welfare Education College, Main Building, 6th floor
2-16-3 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (1 minute walk from Takadanobaba station)
http://www.nippku.ac.jp/access/

(Please refrain from contacting the venue. All inquiry should be addressed to psj2016k@yahoo.co.jp
Host: Planning Committee, The Phonetic Society of Japan
Admission: 2000 yen for members (including student members), 3000 yen for non-members
Capacity: 30
Registration: Please send an e-mail to:
psj2016k@yahoo.co.jp

Please write “Registration for Introduction to Segmentation and Labeling” in the e-mail subject. Please include the following information.
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What to prepare:
  1. Writing utensils (We will first practice labeling by hand. Recommended: pencils, eraser, red pen for correction, ruler)
  2. Headset (headphones and microphone on the same device)
    Please see the following website for reference
    http://www2.elecom.co.jp/products/HS-HP22SV.html
  3. We will use a Windows computer and Wavesurfer (free software for acoustical analysis) We will prepare the computers, but you may bring you own if you wish.
Overview: 9:30-12:30
  1. How to use WaveSurfer (software for acoustical analysis)(recording, saving, how to open files, how to print out), create a template for segmentation and labeling
  2. Measure frequencies/fundamental frequencies of vowels from waveforms
  3. Measure formant frequencies from sound spectrograms
  4. Understand the relationship of pitch contour, fundamental frequency, and vocal fold vibration
1:30-4:30pm
  1. Review of phonetics (vowels, plosives, fricatives, nasals, approximants, etc.) and practice segmentation and labeling
  2. Segmentation and labeling (short and long sentences)