Phonetics 2026 Hong Kong

Welcome to the official media page for Phonetics 2026 Hong Kong

Organised by the International Linguistic Society in collaboration with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University – College of Professional and Continuing Education.

Over two days, the conference brought together leading scholars, experienced researchers, and early-career academics to share their work on speech, sound systems, and phonetic theory.

The programme featured keynote lectures from:

• Carlos Gussenhoven – Dissecting language prosody
• Jette Hansen Edwards – Speech Intelligibility in a Multilingual World
• Patrick C M Wong – Forecasting Spoken Language Development

We extend our sincere thanks to:

• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University – CPCE for hosting and supporting this event.
• Our keynote speakers for their invaluable contributions.
• The organising committee for their dedication.
• And all participants for making the conference a success.