Francis Nolan

Francis J. Nolan is an Emeritus Professor of Phonetics at the University of Cambridge.[1]

Between 1993 and 1995 he was Secretary of the International Phonetic Association, and from 1999 to 2003 its Vice-President. He specialises in phonetics and phonology as well as in forensic linguistics. He was President of the British Association of Academic Phoneticians. He was one of the co-editors of the 1999 Handbook of the International Phonetic Association, the other being John Esling. He co-designed the language of Parseltongue featured in the Harry Potter films.

References

  1. ↑ "Francis Nolan | Phonetics Laboratory". www.phonetics.mmll.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2026.