Daniel Scarpace

Dr. Daniel Scarpace is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics and TESOL at the University of Texas at Arlington, specializing in phonetics, phonology, and second language acquisition for Spanish and Romance languages. His research bridges speech acoustics, psycholinguistics, and pronunciation pedagogy.

• PhD in Linguistics (2017), MA in Linguistics (2012), BA in Linguistics (2009)
• Teaches courses like Principles of Linguistic Analysis, Phonetics & Phonology, and Second Language Acquisition

His work focuses on phonological contrasts in Spanish (e.g., tap/trill, hiatus/diphthong) and their acquisition by L2 learners, integrating acoustic analysis, articulatory studies, and speech segmentation. He explores how phonetic cues and orthographic transparency influence language perception and policy.

Recent publications highlight trends in Spanish phonology, L2 perception challenges, and electropalatographic analysis of consonants. He received the Chin W. Kim Research Award (2015) for his contributions to phonetic research.

• Chin W. Kim Research Award, UTA (2015)

Dr. Scarpace serves as Graduate Advisor, 2000-level Class Coordinator, and committee member for awards, admissions, and university assemblies. He has presented at conferences including the Hispanic Linguistics Symposium and the Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America.