Phonology
In this talk, Leslie Li gives an informal and non-mathy introduction to speech transformers, and why they have been so popular in deep learning. Leslie will also talk about the training of transformers, and how they are used in speech recognition and self-supervised learning.
Talk and discussion will last one hour. At 3:30 we will have a brief Q&A with Ewan about his career path since completing his PhD at UMD.
Modelling early language acquisition from raw speech data
Stephanie Shih (Assistant Professor of Linguistics, USC)
Lexically-conditioned phonology in probabilistic grammar
Paulina Lyskawa (LING) & Bethany Dickerson (UMass)
Phonological representation in two laryngeal systems
Title: Can we predict phonological awareness in children as young as 2 ½-years- old?
Abstract: Phonological awareness provides an important foundation for learning to read.
Does the way that you write your language affect how you speak it too? New research by Chuchu Li, Min Wang and Bill Idsardi suggests that it does.
LSD marked the 1-year anniversary of the Maryland Language Science Center, showcasing many ideas and initiatives launched over the past year.
The University of Maryland has unparalleled resources for research on language.
