Aaron Braver 🐧
@abraver
Linguist (phon*). R stuff. Science fiction nerd. @abraver at all the socials. aaronbraver.com
If you’re at #ACAL57, come see my (first) talk—it’s in the room with the (literal) brains!
Having fun with some animal sounds for practice stimuli in our AXB task. 🔊sound on!
Well this is a first: tornado warning during a plenary talk! (Everyone is fine; we all evacuated downstairs; warning is over). #acal56
Just got served this ad for an app called “Kiki” - complete with spiky mascot! #linguistics
Say what you want about the merger of De Gruyter and Brill, but their new logo is clever. #linguistics
[Accidentally deleted my reply, so here it is again] I have a little Praat script that automates much of this. Zoom in on an editor window with a sound and textgrid, then run the script. Some good options for customization. (Definitely still in alpha) aaronbraver.com/downloads/re...
I don’t think the author of this article even gets that they made a pun…
More trial and error making my intro #linguistics course accessible for a blind student. This is a simple syntax tree made using a Braille typewriter and some cardstock.
Prototype sagittal section tactile diagrams for blind/visually impaired students. #linguistics These aren’t quite right yet, but we’re making progress. (Left: laser-etched; right: 3D-printed)
MS Word now automatically generates alt text for images (which is great!), except it's terrible at it. The label for this image was given as "A diagram of a basketball diagram". #linguistics
Anyone interested/willing to help me beta test a Praat script? The goal is to have a nicely aligned waveform, spectrogram (with overlaid pitch contour if you want), and TextGrid without having to manually change the viewport/margins/etc. The script: aaronbraver.com/downloads/re...
This is without a doubt the most chaotic status indicator light system I have ever seen. [It's for an accessory for my hearing aids; for those interested: www.resound.com/en-us/hearin... ]
Finally read RF Kuang’s “Babel”. Really enjoyable and great #linguistics content (plus a lot on race and empire). Will definitely add this to the list for my “Language in SciFi and Fantasy” course!
Praat experts: has anyone figured out how to align the top line of the TextGrid with the bottom line of the spectrogram in the picture window? I always end up with either a space between them (not pretty), or overlap (even worse). #linguistics
A new low in data visualization: a(n exploded) pie chart where every slice is the same size regardless of the value it represents!