Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on the Foundations of Speech. Proceedings of the 2023 Aarhus International Conference on Voice Studies

The voice is a carrier of many meanings. It expresses our thoughts and feelings, and it echoes our life experiences and who we are. With the voice positioned at the nexus of human communication, it is no surprise that its study has been of interest to a range of diverse disciplines. It can nevertheless be challenging to connect the findings of individual disciplines in a more holistic understanding of the voice.

Approaching this challenge was at the heart of the 2023 Aarhus International Conference on Voice Studies, organized by Zac Boyd, Jens Kjeldgaard-Christiansen, Mathias Clasen, Mark Eaton, and Míša Hejná, all of the Centre of Voice Studies at Aarhus University. The conference was held in Aarhus on the 16th-18th of August 2023 at Aarhus University, Denmark. These proceedings present some of the outcomes of this endeavour.

Some contributors focus on sociolinguistics, that is, on the ways in which the voice communicates and negotiates social meanings and relationships. Another focus is applied linguistics. Several contributors investigate how findings about vocal variation can address societal challenges, such as those posed in the realms of forensics and healthcare communication. Some contributions are mainly concerned with interfaces in the sense of how voice interacts with other aspects of linguistics, including syntax and lexis. Finally, many contributors explore how voice contributes to meaningful communication in different media, such as television and audiobooks.

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Organizational Committee

Jens Kjeldgaard-Christiansen, Aarhus University, Denmark

Mark Eaton, Aarhus University, Denmark

Mathias Clasen, Aarhus University, Denmark

Michaela Hejná, Aarhus University, Denmark

Zachary Christoper Boyd, Aarhus University, Denmark

Editors

Jens Kjeldgaard-Christiansen, Aarhus University, Denmark

Mark Eaton, Aarhus University, Denmark

Mathias Clasen, Aarhus University, Denmark

Michaela Hejná, Aarhus University, Denmark

Oliver Niebuhr, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Zachary Christoper Boyd, Aarhus University, Denmark

Language Editor

Mark Eaton, Aarhus University, Denmark

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Conference founder: The Centre of Voice Studies, Aarhus University