Forensic Linguistics: Speaker Profiling


Using headphones, listen carefully to the recording you’ll hear if you click on the web link below. You can listen as many times as you like.

https://bit.ly/3xvMEmf

You’re hearing a short extract of an ‘intercept’ recording of a conversation about the arrest of a member of a drugs gang. The identity of the talker is unknown.

Let’s suppose that you are an expert in forensic linguistics, and you’ve been asked by the police to help them to narrow down the range of possible suspects. What could you tell them about the characteristics of the talker?

For every observation you make, you need to be able to back up what you say with some evidence. It isn’t enough here just to work on a hunch: you need to justify why you’re hypothesising X rather than Y.

In the spaces below, state your hypotheses and say why you believe your judgements to be correct. For example, if you think the talker is 16-25 years old, choose that option and then justify your answer.


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Speaker sex *
What's the evidence for your hypothesis above? *
Estimated speaker age *
What's the evidence for your hypothesis above? *
Native speaker of English? *
If you answered 'Yes' or 'No', what's the evidence for your hypothesis above? If you're not sure, why did you find it hard to come to a decision? *
Regional background *
What's the evidence for your hypothesis above? *
Ethnic group *
What's the evidence for your hypothesis above? *
Socioeconomic class (e.g working class, middle class, etc.) *
What's the evidence for your hypothesis above? *
Education level (e.g. high school, college, university) *
What's the evidence for your hypothesis above? *
Other characteristics
What's the evidence for your hypothesis above?
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