Professor Dr. Jelena Krivokapić

Biography

Jelena Krivokapić is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on speech prosody, investigating the relationship between prosodic representation and articulation, acoustics, and perception within the broader context of how language use shapes prosodic structure. She works within the framework of Articulatory Phonology and is currently involved in collaborative projects that examine evidence for prosodic hierarchy in relation to articulation. Additionally, her research investigates how prosodic structure interacts with body gestures during speech production and planning. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California, completed in 2007, and has contributed significantly to the field of phonetics and prosody.

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