Fernanda Barrientos

Fernanda Barrientos is an Academic Collaborator at the University of Konstanz, focusing on experimental phonetics, second language acquisition, and computational linguistics. She holds a Master’s in Applied Linguistics from Universidad de Concepción (UdeC) and a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Manchester (2018). Her research explores speech perception, loan phonology, and vowel synthesis using Praat and R scripting. She actively blogs about linguistic theory, technical tools (Jekyll/Praat), and critiques monolingual approaches in linguistics.

• Education: B.A. Spanish Literature/Teaching → M.A. Applied Linguistics (2011) → PhD Linguistics (2018)

Research emphasizes multilingual phonetics, L2 speech production, and critical re-evaluation of linguistic myths (e.g., the 'Eskimo words for snow' trope). Technical expertise includes acoustic analysis, speech synthesis, and integrating statistical tools with linguistic software.