Vincent Chanethom

Vincent Chanethom is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of French and Italian at Princeton University. He specializes in French linguistics, bilingual acquisition, and second language teaching pedagogy. His work integrates experimental phonology, articulatory/acoustic phonetics, and technology-driven language learning tools.

• Ph.D. in Linguistics, New York University (NSF-funded dissertation on bilingual children)
• M.A. in Linguistics, Syracuse University
• Maîtrise in English Language & Literature, Université de Savoie

His research focuses on the phonetic properties of L2 speech, including production and perception dynamics, and the development of pedagogical resources for French pronunciation. He leads the FRE 101-102 language courses and co-founded the Non-Native Articulatory (NNA) Corpus, a database comparing L2 learners and native speakers of French using ultrasound and acoustic analysis.

Recent publications explore topics such as L2 speech recognition via ASR software, longitudinal VOT acquisition in bilinguals, and cross-linguistic vowel-glide sequences. Collaborations span institutions like Seoul National University, University of Puerto Rico, and Université de Grenoble.

He has contributed to international conferences on language teaching, phonetics, and telecollaboration.