UMR 7309
Laboratoire Parole et Langage
Created in 1972, the Laboratoire Parole et Langage (LPL) is a joint research unit affiliated to both the CNRS and Aix-Marseille University (AMU). Its members include phoneticians, linguists, computer scientists, psychologists, neuroscientists, physicists and medical practitioners. The LPL’s activities focus on the mechanisms involved in the production, perception and understanding of spoken and written language in their natural contexts.
Soutien Global Sumud Flotilla
October 2025« Qu’importe les frontières ou les langues, il existe une voix qui nous unit tous : celle de la dignité humaine. » Le Laboratoire Parole et Langage soutient l'action humanitaire de la Global Sumud Flotilla.
News
Speech variability: the nuances of phonetic reduction in conversational speech
Kübra Bodur has just published an article in Speech Communication, in collaboration with Corinne Fredouille, Stéphane Rauzy, and Christine Meunier..
Issue No. 39 of TIPA: From the action-oriented approach to the performance-oriented approach
What epistemologies and methodologies should be used in modern language teaching research?
Linguistic diversity and language contact: new large-scale comparative study
Francesca Di Garbo has just published a new article in collaboration with Panagiotis Kapellis of Helsinki University..
Job offer at the LPL: Statistical Engineer (f/m)
Apply for the CNRS external competition before 10 July 2025!
Learning to read: marked inequalities in overseas France
The CNRS is highlighting a recent study published in the International Journal of Educational Development..
Learning to read starts early: The benefits of premature exposure to the written word
Le Journal of Experimental Child Psychology has just published a recent study led by Stéphanie Ducrot and Jonathan Grainger..
How does our brain process prosody?: Shedding light on the involvement of Heschl's gyrus
The multidisciplinary study has just been published in Nature Communications..
The nature of speech representations in the "literate brain"
Published in "Scientific Reports", the study was carried out using the LPL's EGI recording system..