Leigh Lisker (December 7, 1918 – March 24, 2006) was an eminent American linguist and phonetician. Most of his career was spent at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a professor and then emeritus professor of linguistics. Dr. Lisker received his A.B. in 1941, with a major in German, his M.A. in 1946, and a Ph.D. in 1949 in linguistics. He was a major figure in phonetics, working both at the University of Pennsylvania and at Haskins Laboratories in New Haven, CT, where he was a senior scientist from 1951 until the end of his life. He collaborated with several phoneticians, principally Arthur S. Abramson[1]. He is best known for his work, done mostly in conjunction with Abramson, on voice onset time. Dr. Lisker also made important contributions to Dravidian linguistics, including the book Introduction to Spoken Telugu (Telugu), and did research comparing phonetic and phonological perceptions on the part of linguistically naive and linguistically sophisticated speakers of different native language backgrounds. He conducted such studies in collaboration with Dr. Abramson of the University of Connecticut, Bh. Krishnamurti [2] of University of Hyderabad, India, Adrian Fourcin of University College London, and Mario Rossi of the Institut de Phonétique at the Université de Provence, Aix-en-Provence.
External linksedit
Haskins Leigh Lisker Tribute site
Reprints of many Lisker's papers at Haskins Labs website
University of Pennsylvania Almanac obituary
comments on Leigh Lisker by Arthur Abramson
Selected publicationsedit
Lisker, L. Minimal cues for separating /w,r,l,y/ in intervocalic position. Word, 1957, 13, 257-267.
Lisker, L. Linguistic segments, acoustic segments and synthetic speech. Language, 1957, 33, 370-374.
Lisker, L., Cooper, F.S., & Liberman, A.M. The uses of experiment in language description. Word, 1962, 18, 82-106.
Lisker, L. & Abramson, A.S. A cross-language study of voicing in initial stops: acoustical measurements. Word, 1964, 20, 384-422.
Lisker, L. & Abramson, A.S. Distinctive features and laryngeal control. Language, 1971, 47, 767-785.
Lisker, L. On time and timing in speech. In T.A. Sebeok (Ed.), Current Trends in Linguistics, Vol. 12, The Hague: Mouton, 1974, 2387-2418.
Lisker, L. The pursuit of invariance in speech signals. JASA, 1985, 77, 1199-1202.
Lisker, L. "Voicing" in English: A catalogue of acoustic features signaling /b/ versus /p/ in trochees. Language and Speech, 1986, 29, 3-11.
April 10, 2024
leigh, lisker, december, 1918, march, 2006, eminent, american, linguist, phonetician, most, career, spent, university, pennsylvania, where, professor, then, emeritus, professor, linguistics, lisker, received, 1941, with, major, german, 1946, 1949, linguistics,. Leigh Lisker December 7 1918 March 24 2006 was an eminent American linguist and phonetician Most of his career was spent at the University of Pennsylvania where he was a professor and then emeritus professor of linguistics Dr Lisker received his A B in 1941 with a major in German his M A in 1946 and a Ph D in 1949 in linguistics He was a major figure in phonetics working both at the University of Pennsylvania and at Haskins Laboratories in New Haven CT where he was a senior scientist from 1951 until the end of his life He collaborated with several phoneticians principally Arthur S Abramson 1 He is best known for his work done mostly in conjunction with Abramson on voice onset time Dr Lisker also made important contributions to Dravidian linguistics including the book Introduction to Spoken Telugu Telugu and did research comparing phonetic and phonological perceptions on the part of linguistically naive and linguistically sophisticated speakers of different native language backgrounds He conducted such studies in collaboration with Dr Abramson of the University of Connecticut Bh Krishnamurti 2 of University of Hyderabad India Adrian Fourcin 3 of University College London and Mario Rossi 4 of the Institut de Phonetique at the Universite de Provence Aix en Provence External links editHaskins Leigh Lisker Tribute site Reprints of many Lisker s papers at Haskins Labs website University of Pennsylvania Almanac obituary comments on Leigh Lisker by Arthur AbramsonSelected publications editLisker L Minimal cues for separating w r l y in intervocalic position Word 1957 13 257 267 Lisker L Linguistic segments acoustic segments and synthetic speech Language 1957 33 370 374 Lisker L Cooper F S amp Liberman A M The uses of experiment in language description Word 1962 18 82 106 Lisker L amp Abramson A S A cross language study of voicing in initial stops acoustical measurements Word 1964 20 384 422 Lisker L amp Abramson A S Distinctive features and laryngeal control Language 1971 47 767 785 Lisker L On time and timing in speech In T A Sebeok Ed Current Trends in Linguistics Vol 12 The Hague Mouton 1974 2387 2418 Lisker L The pursuit of invariance in speech signals JASA 1985 77 1199 1202 Lisker L Voicing in English A catalogue of acoustic features signaling b versus p in trochees Language and Speech 1986 29 3 11 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leigh Lisker amp oldid 1132593103, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
