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Seunghun J. Lee (이승훈, 李勝勲)
I am a Professor of Linguistics at the International Christian University, a liberal arts college in Tokyo, Japan. I am also an Adjunct Professor of African Languages at the University of Venda in South Africa. Currently, I am the chair of the department of Psychology and Linguistics (2023.4-2027.3).
Email: seunghun AT icu DOT ac DOT jp
Address: 3-10-2 Osawa Mitaka 181-0015 Japan
Current projects (updated March 31, 2026) [Completed Projects] [Project Notes]
2021.12-2027.3. Microvariation in Bantu languages of South Africa: Building theories from typology data [JSAntu] PI: Seunghun Lee [Kaken(B) #21KK0005]
2023.4-2028.3 The Parameter-driven approach to cross-Bantu typology: Exploring the variation and universals in Bantu languages PI: Daisuke Shinagawa, Co-I: Seunghun Lee [Kaken(B) #23H00622]
2024.4-2027.3. Audiphon (Auditory models for automatic prediction of phonation). PI: Julián Villegas, Co-I: Seunghun J. Lee (Kakenhi (C) 24K03872).
2026.4.1 - 2030.3.31 加齢による文処理能力の変化：情報構造の観点からの言語学的検討 (Kakenhi (C) 26K03907) (PI: Seunghun LEE, Co-PI: Tomoe Arii)
2026.4.1 - 2030.3.31 多様な言語背景を持つ日本語話者によるアクセント・アーカイブの構築 (Kakenhi (C) 26K03931) (PI: Sunyoung Chun, Co-PI: Seunghun LEE)
2024.4-2027.3 AA研共同利用・共同研究課題 「Phonetic typology from cross-linguistic perspectives: Phase 2」 The Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (Lee) [Phase 1 was conducted from 2021.4-2024.3]
Recent publications
Patin, Cédric, Salouma Doucouré, Raphaël Otho & Seunghun J. Lee (2026) The prosody of non-canonical questions in Niger-Congo languages. Handbook of Non-Canonical Questions. Oxford University Press.
Sung, Jee Eun Sung, Gayle DeDe, Seunghun J. Lee, Jimin Park (2026) Understanding how older adults comprehend simple comparative sentences in a predicate-final language. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.
Lee, Seunghun J. & Daisuke Shinagawa (2025) Phonetics of voiceless laterals in five Southern Bantu languages, Gengo Kenkyu 168: 57-76. https://doi.org/10.11435/gengo.168.0_57
Villegas, Julián & Seunghun J. Lee (2025.9) A meta-analysis of phonation research in the past 10 years. Proceedings of the 39th General Meeting of the Phonetic Society of Japan. pp. 31-35.
Lorenzo, Ambrocio G., Seunghun J. Lee, Julián Villegas (2025.9) Interaction of phonation and tone in San Miguel del Valle Zapotec. Proceedings of the 39th General Meeting of the Phonetic Society of Japan. pp. 27-30.
Kurabe, Keita & Seunghun J. Lee (2025.9) Breathy phonation in Burmese: a preliminary study. Proceedings of the 39th General Meeting of the Phonetic Society of Japan. pp. 19-22.
Lee, Seunghun J. (2025.8) Depressor consonants. In: The Oxford Guide to the Bantu Languages. Edited by: Lutz Marten, Ellen Hurst-Harosh, Nancy C. Kula, and Jochen Zeller, Oxford University Press.
Perkins, Jeremy, Seunghun J. Lee, Julián Villegas (2025.4) The Interaction between Tone and Duration in Du'an Zhuang. Journal of the International Phonetic Association. 54(3): 939 - 973. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025100324000239 (first view April 4, 2025)
Recent and upcoming presentations
Lee, Seunghun J. & William G. Bennett (2026) Phonetic vs phonological effects of depressor consonants in Xhosa. The Spring Meeting 2026, Phonological Society of Japan. TUFS, Tokyo. May 16-17, 2026.
Lee, Seunghun J., Michinori Suzuki, Ren Hasegawa, Izumi Cook, Sotaro Arakaki, Kazuha Shinohara, Rowan Schmit, Mae Richardson, Elizaveta Ostroushko (2026) Acoustics of voiceless fricatives in nine Bantu languages in South Africa. The 11th International Conference on Bantu Languages (Bantu11), Ghent University. August 18-21, 2026.
Lee, Seunghun J., Izumi Cook, Sotaro Arakaki, Rowan Schmit, Elizaveta Ostroushko (2026) Interlanguage variation through a single acoustic cue: lateral affricates in Southern Bantu. Hanyang International Symposium on Phonetics and Cognitive Sciences of Language 2026 (HISPhonCog 2026). May 22-23, 2026.
Lee, Seunghun J. (2026) Acoustics of Lateral Affricates in four Southern Bantu language. The 63rd Annual Conference of the Japan Association for African Studies. Higashiyama Campus, Nagoya University. May 9-10, 2026.
Lee, Seunghun J. & Michinori Suzuki (2026) Introduction to linguistics with Bhutia (Drenjongke) data. Sikkim University. May 4, 2026.
Lee, Seunghun J. (2026) Nominal tones in Southern Bantu languages: a diachronic perspective. ILCAA国際シンポジウム2026. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Diachronic Perspectives on Language Description and Typology in Bantu (jrp000292). March 24-26, 2026.
Lee, Seunghun J. (2026) Phonetic structure of Kapampangan. University of the Philippines, Diliman. March 21, 2026.
Lee, Seunghun J. (2026) Negation Prosody in two Southern Bantu languages: Siswati and Setswana. IIT Delhi. March 13, 2026.
Lee, Seunghun J. & Abee M. Eijansantos (2026) Targets and blockers of velarization in Zamboanga Chavacano. The 21st Phonology Festa. University of Tokyo. March 9-10, 2026.
Furumoto, Makoto & Seunghun J. Lee (2006) Picture tasks for discourse and focus elicitation. The 6th JSAntu Workshop. Witwatersrand University. March 5-6, 2026.
Lee, Seunghun J. (2026) Phonetic typology of southern bantu: fricatives & lateral affricates. The 6th JSAntu Workshop. Witwatersrand University. March 5-6, 2026.
Lee, Seunghun J., Maleka Omphemetse, Rigardt, Pretorius (2026) Prosody of Negation in Tswana and Swati. The 6th JSAntu Workshop. Witwatersrand University. March 5-6, 2026.
Wakioka, Yohei and Seunghun J. Lee (2026) Exploring the iconicity between music notes and syllable structure: a preliminary study. The 4th Iconicity Seminar (IcoSem) and the 15th International Symposium on Iconicity in Language and Literature (ILL). Nagoya University Graduate School of Humanities. February 21-23, 2026.
Kurabe, Keita & Lee, Seunghun J. (2026) Exploring the presence of breathy phonation in Burmese. PhonTyp (Phase 2). ILCAA. February 14, 2026.
Lee, Seunghun J. (2026) Tips for persuading reviewers while preparing an NRF grant application. University of Venda, South Africa. February 6, 2026.
Lee, Seunghun J. (2026) データ処理方法: みやこんじょ弁の事例 . みやこんじょ弁サミット2026. Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, Japan. Februaray 1, 2026.
Database and Archive
Bantu Microvariation Digital Archive (https://renelda.aa-ken.jp/)
Digital Archive of "Phonetics, Phonology and New Orthographies in Roman and Indigenous Script: Helping Native Language Communities in the Himalayas" (https://phophono.aa-ken.jp/)
Bantu Language Digital Archive (https://bantudarc.aa-ken.jp/)
Nuosu Yi Digital Archive (https://nyda.aa-ken.jp/)
"Effects of Syntactic Constituency on Phonology and Phonetics of Tone” Digital Archive (ECPPT) (https://ecppt.aa-ken.jp)
Health Questionnaire Digital Archive (HealthQDA) (https://healthqda.aa-ken.jp/)
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