PronounsHim

Department/College/UnitHumanities Division

TitleProfessor

AffiliationFaculty

Web SiteJaye
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Primary Office LocationStevenson College Academic Building
253

Office HoursFridays 12-1 pm or by appointment

Mail StopStevenson College

Biography, Education and Training

I am a professor of linguistics who works on phonology and phonetics: speech sounds in languages.

My main language interest is Russian, but my work is directed at an understanding of language in general. I also frequently work on Irish (Gaelic). My work combines formal analysis, usually within Optimality Theory, with experimental methodologies. I am particularly interested in the role of contrast and perceptual distinctiveness in phonetics and phonology.

Research Interests

Phonology, phonetics, Russian, Slavic, Irish.