P&P 2024 (October 1-2, 2024)

The conference on phonetics and phonlogy in the German-speaking region (P&P) โ€” Phonetik und Phonologie im deutschsprachigen Raum โ€” was once again a fantastic opportunity to catch up with colleagues. The team around Sven Grawunder did a great job hosting the meeting at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Halle/Saale, Germany. ๐Ÿ™Œ

I was delighted to present joint work with my former UCD Masterโ€™s student Jiaman He on The Influence of Visual Context on the Perception of Voice Assistant Gender. This work explores whether listeners perceive Apple Siriโ€™s gender-neutral American English voice Quinn as neutral and if visual context influences this perception. ๐Ÿ”œ The full paper is to appear in the conference proceedings. ๐Ÿ“’

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