Research

PRESENTATIONS

ORAL

Tallon, Kate & Théveniaut A. (2024) “Epenthesis in Connemara English: a (supra)segmental analysis of a variety in contact with Irish.” New Perspectives in Irish English 8, Cáceres, Spain.

Tallon, Kate. (2023) “Investigating the Irish English PEN-PIN merger: patterns and origins.” 20th International Congree of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS), Prague.

Tallon, Kate. (2023) “Investigating Irish influence on the PEN-PIN merger.” Phonologie de l’Anglais Contemporain (PAC), Paris.

Tallon, Kate. (2022) “DRESS-raising in Connemara English: shedding light on the role of Irish.” 13th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics (ExLing), Paris.

Tallon, Kate. (2022) “DRESS-raising in Connemara: shedding light on the role of Irish.” New Perspectives in Irish English 7, Cork, Ireland.

Tallon, Kate. (2021) “/t/-variation in Connemara English.” 12th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics (ExLing), Athens.

Tallon, Kate. (2021) “English in the Connemara Gaeltacht: Mono- and bilingual phonologies.” Linguistics Research Seminar, Trinity College Dublin.

POSTER

Tallon, Kate. (2024) “Liquid + sonorant epenthesis in Connemara Irish English: bilinguals vs. monolinguals.” UK and Ireland Speech (UKIS), Cambridge.

PUBLICATIONS

Tallon, Kate (2023). “Investigating the Irish English pen-pin merger: patterns and origins.” Proceedings of the 20th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, pp. 3021-25. URL: https://guarant.cz/icphs2023/383.pdf

Tallon, Kate (2022). “Dress-raising in Connemara English: shedding light on the role of Irish.” Proceedings of the 13th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2022/13/0042/000584

Tallon, Kate (2021). “/t/-variation in Connemara English.” Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2021/12/0060/000533

THESES

PhD Linguistics (2024), Trinity College Dublin 

Title: English in the Connemara Gaeltacht: A Sociophonetic Study of Bilingual and Monolingual Speakers.

Supervisors: Prof. Ailbhe Ní Chasaide, Dr Neasa Ní Chiaráin

Examiners: Prof. Arne Peters, Dr Irena Yanushevskaya

MA Linguistics (specialisation in Phonology) (2017), University College London

Title: A New Approach to the Question of a FOOT-STRUT split in Galway City English

Supervisor: Prof. John Harris

Award: Distinction

MISC. & PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

(mention in) Bernhard Warner. (2023) “How Amazon taught Alexa to speak in an Irish brogue.” New York Times 

Tallon, Kate. Blog – “C’mere to me: Nuggets of Irish-English etymology.” /www.irishenglishisms.home.blog/

Tallon, Kate. (2021) “Ask a Linguist: How did Latin die?” Babel Magazine.

Tallon, Kate. (2022) Review – “The Atlas of Unusual Languages.” Babel Magazine.

Tallon, Kate. (2012) Review – “English Phonetics and Phonology: An Introduction.” Times Higher Education.

Tallon, Kate. (2012) Review – “Understanding Language: A Basic Course in Linguistics.” Times Higher Education.