Michael Obiri-Yeboah

Michael Obiri-Yeboah is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Georgetown University's Department of Linguistics, part of the College. He holds a PhD from the University of California San Diego (2021), and MA and BA degrees from the University of Ghana in Linguistics and the Study of Religions. His research focuses on phonological patterns using fieldwork and experimental methods, with special attention to Gua and Akan languages. He teaches courses such as Introduction to Language, Sounds of Language, and Field Methods.

• Education:
• PhD in Linguistics, University of California-San Diego (2021)
• M.Phil in Linguistics, University of Ghana
• B.A. in Linguistics and the Study of Religions, University of Ghana

Research interests encompass phonological phrasing, vowel harmony, tone encoding in music, and language endangerment documentation. His work bridges formal phonological analysis with empirical fieldwork, particularly in understudied languages like Gua. Recent studies investigate Akan tone systems' cross-modal representation and perceptual near-merger in ATR contrasts.

Publications explore topics ranging from Gua's syntactic-melodic marking to cross-linguistic numeral systems. His teaching and research emphasize practical methodologies, including field methods and language documentation strategies.

No scientific awards are listed, and no grants or advising details are provided. He speaks Gua, Akan, English, and Ghanaian Pidgin English.