Archived Colloquia in the Linguistics Department

Coda devoicing and perceptual similarity

Languages resolve voiced obstruents in codas by devoicing but not by any other phonological means (i.e. nasalization, deletion or epenthesis). For example, the underlying /ab/ can become [ap], but not *[am], *[aba] or *[a]. Steriade (2001/2008) claims that (i) speakers maximize the similarity between inputs and outputs, assuming that (ii) devoicing yields an outcome that is most similar to the original form.
In this talk, I present my recent attempts to test the premise of this hypothesis (clause (ii) above).

Lexical processing in two language varieties: An event-related brain potential study of Arabic native speakers

Friday's talk has been cancelled due to illness.

From UMass. Phonology. SAC 304

From Tohoku University. Syntax. SAC 304

From the University of North Carolina. Phonology. SBS S207.

Modularity Bias in Human and Artificial Learners

From CUNY.

From Boston University.

From UConn.