Sreeparna is a linguist with a research focus in phonetics and phonology, specializing in speech production, perception, prosody, and psycholinguistics. She is a native speaker of two Indian languages, Bengali and Hindi, and most of her recent research projects have focused on experimental investigations of several theoretical issues in relation to speech production and perception in Bengali. Her ongoing and future research projects include speech production and perception studies on Hindi and Bengali, particularly in relation to heritage speakers of the two languages.
Office Hours
By appointment
Education
PhD Linguistics, University of Delaware
Research Interests
Speech production, speech perception, speech prosody, psycholinguistics, Bengali, Hindi, Indian English, Urdu.
Courses Taught
- BENG 0300/0500 Intermediate Bengali I
- BENG 1500/5500 Advanced Bengali
Selected Publications
- https://journals.linguisticsociety.org/proceedings/index.php/PLSA/article/view/5545
- https://www.assta.org/proceedings/ICPhS2019/papers/ICPhS_681.pdf
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sreeparna-Sarkar-2/publication/364606245_Prosodic_Prominence_and_High_Vowel_Lowering_in_Apurimac_Quechua/links/6352c4b86e0d367d91b29113/Prosodic-Prominence-and-High-Vowel-Lowering-in-Apurimac-Quechua.pdf