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Dr. Daniel Erker is an Associate Professor of Linguistics & Spanish at Boston University, where he directs the Spanish in Boston Project funded by the National Science Foundation (BCS-1423840). His research focuses on language variation, contact, and change through sociolinguistic and phonetic lenses, particularly examining Spanish in the United States and Latin American languages. The project has compiled one of the largest corpora of Boston Spanish through interviews with 200+ speakers.
- Education
- BA, Marquette University
- MA, Graduate Center of the City University of New York
- PhD, New York University
Prof. Erker's work bridges acoustic/ articulatory phonetics and sociolinguistics, with notable publications on topics like:
- 2025: Comparative dialect contact analysis in NYC/Boston Spanish
- 2024: Filled pauses as contact-induced change markers
- 2022: Idiolectal approaches to colonial language diffusion
- 2018: Dialectal contact patterns in Hispanophone societies
His scholarship has received public recognition through media appearances including a TEDx talk, Boston Globe coverage, and interviews on WGBH's Under The Radar. He mentors graduate students like Madeline Reffel and Lee-Ann Vidal Covas, with whom he co-authors key publications.
Contact: danerker@bu.edu | Office: 718 Commonwealth Ave., Room 501A | Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 11:05am-12:05pm, Fridays 1:30pm-2:30pm
