Mark Liberman is a well-known linguist and professor in the field of phonetics and computational linguistics. Born in 1949, he received his PhD in Linguistics from MIT in 1975. He has been a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania's Linguistics Department since 1979, where he also served as the department chair from 2003 to 2009.
Prof. Liberman’s research focuses on various aspects of spoken language, particularly phonetics, phonology, and the use of computational methods in analyzing speech. He has made significant contributions in areas such as acoustic phonetics, speech technology, and corpus linguistics. His expertise extends to the study of sound patterns and language variation.
As a prominent figure in the field of linguistics, Liberman has published numerous scholarly articles, co-authored books, and has been involved in various projects related to speech and language processing. Additionally, he has been actively engaged in contributing to the popularization and dissemination of linguistic research through his blog, Language Log, which he co-founded in 2003. Language Log offers insightful analysis and commentary on language-related topics, attracting a wide readership.
Through his research, teaching, and online presence, Mark Liberman has exerted a great influence on the field of linguistics, furthering our understanding of the intricacies of spoken language and promoting the exploration of innovative computational methods in linguistic research.
