Lab 231 Use InformationThe Phonetics Laboratory (aka Lab 231) of the Department of Linguistics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, dates back to the mid-1960s. Although designed for the purpose of investigating the sounds of human languages, the phonetics lab has been used for such studies the vocalization of stumptailed macaques. People who have used the lab over the years include Charles Read, Jack Street, and Hazel Carter, among others.
Lab 231 continues to be used for research into speech perception and production. Work in the laboratory has examined aspects of the perception and production of palatalization in Japanese, word-final consonants in English as a second language, and the acquisition of German vowels. At present, work conducted in the lab investigates dialect variation of consonants generally and final voicing differences across dialects specifically. Additionally, the lab is the location for meetings of the Prairie School of Phonology.
Individuals interested in using the lab resources should review two .pdf files for downloading: |