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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 25, 2024)
2021.12-2027.3. Microvariation in Bantu languages of South Africa: Building theories from typology data [JSAntu] PI: Seunghun Lee [Kaken(B) #21KK0005]
2023.4-2025.3. Aging effects on real-time complex sentence processing by crosslinguistically comparing Korean and Japanese 複文のリアルタイム文処理における年齢の影響：韓国語と日本語の比較から. JSPS Bilateral Grant with NRF of Korea in 2023 令和5年度(2023年度) 独立行政法人日本学術振興会韓国との共同研究(NRF) [#JPJSBP120238812] PI: Seunghun Lee
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).
2024.7.1 - 10.30. The Role of Mother Tongue in Education, Health, and Community Service in two East African countries (PI: Seunghun LEE) JICUF Faculty Grant (¥1,011,160)
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]
2021.8.1-2022.7.31. 令和３年度（2021年度）共同利用型共同研究（登録型）「日本語の有声性の対立への複数の音響指標の影響」 NINJAL (Lee) [host researcher at NINJAL: Yosuke Igarashi]
Recent publications
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., 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. (2026) Phonetic structure of Kapampangan. University of the Philippines, Diliman. March 21, 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.
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.
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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