Linguistic Interests
Fields-
Theoretical Phonology
In all of its forms. Of particular interest to me are phoneme inventories, implicational universals, markedness, creoles, arial phenomena, and diachronic change. I hope to continue my research into these interrelated topics to gain a better understanding of why we see the synchronic grammars we do.
Field Work & Language Documentation
As a linguist I am in the unique position to engage in field research and assist communities in any way I can in language preservation, revitalization, and documentation During my undergraduate degree I engaged in fieldwork around the New York Metropolitan area in Yiddish, adding much needed modern data to our understanding of the language. In the coming years I hope to assist the Yilan Creole Japanese community in language documentation efforts.
Phonetics-Phonology interface
I believe the phonetic mechanisms underpinning much of the synchronic and diachronic grammar are underexplored. I hope to shed light on these interactions using Articulatory Phonology to close the gap between what we consider phonological and what is phonetic. I am currently investigating how articulatory setting in a given language effects the phonetics and phonology in said language.
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Languages-
English (Native)
Mandarin (Fluent)
Yilan Creole Japanese (Research)
Bashkir & Turkic Languages (Research)
Yiddish (Research)