AusTalk in the Media

ABC Radio (26 January 2018)

Breakfast with Wendy Harmer, Dominique Estival

Media release (25 January 2018)

Evolution of the Australian accent, MARCS Institute

ABC News (28 February 2015)

ABC segment on AusTalk in Darwin

NT News (23 February 2015)

NT News article on AusTalk in Darwin

SBS news (8 May 2012)

Download the SBS news segment (recorded 26 December 2011)

Western Advocate (8 July 2011)

Speech and language researchers at Charles Sturt University are seeking participants for the historic AusTalk national study of Australian speech and accents.

Read the article on the Western Advocate website

UWA News (13 June 2011)

More than 30 scientists from 11 Australian universities, including UWA , will be recording the speech patterns of 1,000 adults from 17 different locations in all states and territories.

Read the article in the UWA Newsletter

Lingua Franca (26 March 2011)

Dr Felicity Cox answers the questions of Maria Zijlstra.

Listen to the interview on Lingua Franca

Nightline (21 March 2011)

Associate Professor Roberto Togneri answers the questions of Graham Mabury.

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Study puts Aussie accent on record (15 March 2011)

Researchers at The University of Western Australia are involved in a landmark joint university study to showcase the diversity of Australian accents across the country. Associate Professor Roberto Togneri and Winthrop Professor Mohammed Bennamoun are experts in the fusion of speech processing and computer vision for the next generation of human-computer interaction systems using voice.

Read the full article on University of Western Australia

Aussie accents to be preserved for posterity (26 January 2011)

Our accent is a powerful and enduring symbol of national identity that we preserve despite the influx of electronic media and cultural icons from overseas. However, just as society changes, so too does accent as it constantly evolves to meet the changing needs of its users.

A national initiative to collect the accents of 1000 Australian English speakers is being launched today, Australia Day. Australian English accents from adults of all ages from various locations in all states and territories will be collected to represent the regional and social diversity of Australian English.

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