Dr Helen Fraser
Senior Lecturer, School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences
Qualifications
BA (Hons) (Macq), PhD (Edinb)
Contact
| Email: | hfraser@une.edu.au |
| Room: | E11 108 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 3318 (or +61 2 6773 3318 overseas) |
| Homepage: | http://metz.une.edu.au/~hfraser/hf.htm |
Dr Fraser studied Linguistics, specialising in Phonetics and Phonology, at Macquarie University in Sydney, and the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. She taught at the University of Edinburgh, Trinity College Dublin, and the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London), before coming to UNE in 1990.
Areas of Teaching
Dr Fraser teaches at all levels in phonetics, phonology, psycholinguistics, history and philosophy of linguistics, and (Australian) English language.
Research interests
Dr Fraser's research expertise lies in the areas of phonetics, phonology, psycholinguistics, and writing systems (especially of South and South-east Asia).
Dr Fraser's theoretical research focuses on the representation of speech sounds, both 'externally', in writing and transcription, and 'internally', in people's minds when they are understanding, learning and producing speech.
Other research interests follow as applications of this theoretical work, and include pronunciation teaching, and forensic phonetics and transcription.Consultancy
Dr Fraser works as a consultant on a range of topics to do with speech, writing and transcription, including ESL pronunciation teaching, dictionary pronunciation guides, and forensic phonetics (transcription, speaker identification, etc, for use in court).
Publications
Fraser, H. 2001. Teaching Pronunciation: A handbook for teachers and trainers. Sydney: TAFE Access Division
Fraser, H. 1992. The Subject of Speech Perception: An Analysis of the Philosophical Foundations of the Information-Processing Model of Cognition. Macmillan, London
Audio-Visual
Fraser, H. (200/2004) Teaching Pronunciation: A guide for teachers of English as a second language. (CD-ROM) Canberra: DETYA
Fraser, H. 2000. Learn to Speak Clearly in English (pilot CD-ROM for adult learners of English as a second language) Canberra: DETYA
Fraser, H. 1999. 'Acoustic analysis' in N. Reid (ed) Phonetics - An interactive introduction. Armidale: UNE (Multimedia computer disk
Fraser, H. 1995. An Introduction to Voice Onset Time. (Interactive Multimedia disk). Distance Education and Open Learning Centre, UNE. (included on above CD)
Docherty, G., Fraser, H., and Fletcher, J. 1989. An Introduction to Electropalatography (video). Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh Audio-Visual Services Unit.
Book Chapters
Fraser, H. 2005. Representing speech in practice and theory, in W. Hardcastle and J. Beck (ed) A Figure of Speech: A festschrift for John Laver. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc. 93-128
Fraser, H. 1996. The Subject in Linguistics, In K. Simms (ed.), Language and the Subject, Amsterdam: Rodopi. 115-25.
Government Report
Fraser, H. 2000. Coordinating Improvements in pronunciation teaching for adult learners of English as a Second Language. Canberra: DETYA
Fraser, H. 2004. Constraining abstractness: Phonological representation in the light of color terms. Cognitive Linguistics 15(3). 239-288.
Fraser, H. 2003. Issues in Transcription: Factors affecting the reliability of transcripts as evidence in legal cases. Forensic Linguistics 10(2) 203-226
Eades, D., Fraser, H., Siegel, J., McNamara, T. and Baker, B. 2003. Linguistic identification in the determination of nationality: A preliminary report. Language Policy. 2.2. p.179-199.
Fraser, H. 2000. Pronunciation as communication: Introducing a new CD-ROM for teaching ESL pronunciation. Australian Language Matters 8 (3)
Fraser, H. 2000. Tips for teaching pronunciation: Recording students' voices. ATESOL Journal (ACT and NSW)
Fraser, H. 2000. Literacy vs oral communication skills for ESL learners. Literacy Link 19(3), 4-6
Fraser, H. 1999. ESL pronunciation teaching: Could it be more effective? Australian Language Matters. 7.4. p.7-8.
Fraser, H. 1997. Phonology without tiers: Why the phonetic representation is not erived from the phonological representation, Language Sciences 19.2, 101-137.
Fraser, H. 1996. Identifying Taped Voices - What phonetic science can and can't do, Policing Issues and Practices Journal 4.4, 39-43.
Fraser, H. 1996. Guy-dance with pro-nun-see-ay-shun, English Today 12.3, 28-37.
Fraser, H. 1996. Pronunciation guides for children, The Australian Journal of Language and Literacy 19.3, 221-43.
Contributions to books
Pronunciation spellings for:Macquarie Bad Speller's Friend: A guide to correct spelling. Sydney: The Macquarie Library
Pronunciation guides for: Ogilvie, S. (ed) 1997. My First Macquarie. Kupczyk-Romanczuk, G., Lynch, J. and Horoi, R. 1997. Schools Dictionary for Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. Melbourne: Longman Red Cross (1995) First Aid: Responding to Emergencies. Mosby-Lifeline.
Manuscript/Proof Editor for:The Macquarie Dictionary (1981), The Concise Macquarie Dictionary (1982), The Pocket Macquarie (1983) and the Handy Macquarie (1983).