About
Professor Ian Watson is a University Lecturer in French Linguistics at the University of Oxford, affiliated with Christ Church College. He is based at the Clarendon Institute in the Faculty of Linguistics, Philology & Phonetics. His research focuses on developmental phonetics in bilingual children (French-English), language acquisition, auditory modeling, and automatic recognition systems. Watson is associated with the Phonetics Lab, Language & Brain Lab, and Romance Linguistics department.
- Research Themes: Auditory Modelling, Automatic Recognition, Bilingualism, Developmental Phonetics, French Linguistics
- Departments: Philology, Phonetics Lab, Language & Brain Lab
His work bridges theoretical linguistics with applied research in speech processing and child language development. No specific grants or awards are listed, though his involvement with computational linguistics and experimental psychology seminars indicates active interdisciplinary collaboration.
