AusTalk
Chief investigators at the University of Melbourne
Dr Deborah Loakes, Professor Janet Fletcher, Professor John Hajek
Type
ARC LIEF grant
Lead institution
University of Western Sydney
Other institutions
Universities of Canberra, Western Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Melbourne, Queensland, Tasmania, the Australian National University, Flinders University, and Macquarie University
Other partners
Max Planck Institute and the Australasian Speech Science and Technology Association
Overview
AusTalk is a large state-of-the-art database of modern spoken Australian English from all around the country. Recorded between June 2011 and June 2016, the final database contains full audio-visual data for 861 adult speakers (with age ranging from 18 to 83) from 15 different locations in all Australian states and territories, representing the regional and social diversity and linguistic variation of Australian English, including Australian Aboriginal English. Each speaker was recorded for one hour on three separate occasions to sample their voice in a range of scripted and spontaneous speech situations at various times.
Links
- AusTalk website
- January 26th, 2011. “Capturing the Aussie accent” on AM ABC News website