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Alexander Martin is an Assistant Professor in Phonology at the University of Groningen (Netherlands), affiliated with the Center for Language and Cognition (CLCG). His research focuses on understanding how cognitive and social factors shape linguistic systems, with a particular emphasis on phonology, sociolinguistics, and language typology. He holds a PhD from École Normale Supérieure (Paris) and has conducted postdoctoral work at the University of Edinburgh and Paris.
Education: PhD in Cognitive Science from École Normale Supérieure (2017), supervised by Sharon Peperkamp. Previous postdoctoral positions include the Centre for Language Evolution (Edinburgh) and the SMIC project (Paris).
Research Interests: Experimental phonology, language typology, cognitive biases in linguistic structure, sociolinguistic variation (e.g., variable liaison in French), bilingual phonological perception, and the role of morphophonological features in Bantu languages.
Key Contributions: Pioneering studies on cognitive universals in noun phrase word order, experimental evidence for phonetic naturalness in learning biases, and analysis of social meaning in linguistic variation. Active in supervising PhD students and collaborating internationally on projects involving language contact and perception.
Professional Roles: Editor of TABU Festschrift for Jack Hoeksema (2024) and co-supervisor of PhD candidates at the University of Groningen and Université Paris Cité.
