Writings on the Phonetic Sciences
Festschrift in honour of Paul Boersma

On 13 November 2026, professor Paul Boersma formally retired his chair in Phonetic Sciences at the University of Amsterdam, an event that is traditionally celebrated with an "Afscheidsrede". Titia Benders and Kateřina Chládková are two of the PhD candidates Paul advised and they could think of no better way to celebrate his work so far and their experience of having worked with him, than collating a Festschrift with articles that illustrate the breadth and depth of his impact on the Phonetic Sciences so far. They have asked contributions from several of Paulʼs colleagues, be they recent MA graduates or long-term sparring partners, and are proud to present a collection of 13 writings on the Phonetic Sciences, complemented by informal articles as well as personal quotes from current and former colleagues.

The scientific writings on the Phonetic Sciences have been published as a special issue of Linguistics in Amsterdam, 17(2). Those contributions are available open-access on the journal website: https://linguisticsinamsterdam.nl/

Several of the informal articles are available (insofar as authors have provided permission) in a pdf that can be downloaded here:Paul Festschrift.


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