Marie K. Huffman

I do research in phonetics, including how fine details of pronunciation are affected by linguistic structure and communicative context. My recent research addresses how speakers adapt pronunciation due to partner language/dialect and communicative setting, and how the sound systems of L1 and L2 interact in adult language learners. I have been awarded grants from the National Science Foundation for innovation in integrating teaching and research, and is currently co-PI on a multidisciplinary project funded by the National Science Foundation entitled Communication in the Global University: A Longitudinal Study of Language Adaptation at Multiple Timescales in Native- and Non-Native Speakers, a project housed jointly in Psychology, Linguistics and Asian and Asian-American studies.