Janet Fletcher is an Australian

linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

. She completed her BA (with honours) at the

University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = B ...

in 1981 and then moved to the United Kingdom and received her

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from the University of Reading in 1989. Fletcher's

research Research is "creativity, creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular att ...

interests include

phonetic Phonetics is a branch of linguistics that studies how humans produce and perceive sounds, or in the case of sign languages, the equivalent aspects of sign. Linguists who specialize in studying the physical properties of speech are phoneticians. ...

s theory,

prosodic In linguistics, prosody () is concerned with elements of speech that are not individual phonetic segments (vowels and consonants) but are properties of syllables and larger units of speech, including linguistic functions such as intonation, str ...

phonology, laboratory

phonology Phonology is the branch of linguistics that studies how languages or dialects systematically organize their sounds or, for sign languages, their constituent parts of signs. The term can also refer specifically to the sound or sign system of a ...

, and articulatory and acoustic modelling of prosodic effects in various

language Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of met ...

s, particularly indigenous Australian languages and

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

. Fletcher is currently

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of phonetics in the School of Languages and Linguistics, where she is a member of the Research Unit for

Indigenous Language An indigenous language, or autochthonous language, is a language that is native to a region and spoken by indigenous peoples. This language is from a linguistically distinct community that originated in the area. Indigenous languages are not neces ...

in the School of Languages and Linguistics and is a chief investigator in the

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node of the Centre of Excellence "Dynamics of Language". She is a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

Selected publications

*(2014) Fletcher, Janet. 'Intonation and Prosody in Dalabon.' In Jun S (ed), ''Prosodic Typology II, ''pp. 252–272. Oxford:

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. *(2011) Tabain. M., J. Fletcher and A. Butcher. 'An EPG study of

Palatal Consonant Palatals are consonants articulated with the body of the tongue raised against the hard palate (the middle part of the roof of the mouth). Consonants with the tip of the tongue curled back against the palate are called retroflex. Characteristic ...

s in two Australian languages', Language and Speech, vol. 54, issue 2, pp. 265–282. *(2010) Fletcher, Janet. 'The Prosody of

Speech Speech is a human vocal communication using language. Each language uses Phonetics, phonetic combinations of vowel and consonant sounds that form the sound of its words (that is, all English words sound different from all French words, even if ...

: Timing and Rhythm,' in W. Hardcastle, J. Laver and F. Gibbon (eds), ''The Handbook of Phonetic Sciences, ''pp. 523–602. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. *(2007) Yallop, Clark and Janet Fletcher. ''An Introduction to Phonetics and

Phonology Phonology is the branch of linguistics that studies how languages or dialects systematically organize their sounds or, for sign languages, their constituent parts of signs. The term can also refer specifically to the sound or sign system of a ...

''. Blackwell Publishers.

References

External links

* http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/about/staff/associate-professor-janet-fletcher * http://indiglang.arts.unimelb.edu.au/ * http://www.dynamicsoflanguage.edu.au/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Fletcher, Janet Living people Linguists from Australia University of Queensland alumni Alumni of the University of Reading Academic staff of the University of Melbourne Women linguists University of Melbourne women Year of birth missing (living people)